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BNSF - Sauk River Bridge

Stearns County, Minnesota

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BNSF Sauk River Bridge

Looking West

It was a really crappy day for this. Note that the river is about 6 to 8 feet above normal

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2011

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BH Photo #251602

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River on BNSF Railway
Location
Waite Park, Stearns County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1958 replacing a previous bridge
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
4 Span Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.56290, -94.23579   (decimal degrees)
45°33'46" N, 94°14'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/403559/5046226 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Cloud
Inventory number
BH 55909 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1958 (353)
Built during 1950s (3,861)
Deck girder (5,784)
Girder (10,308)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Minnesota (1,528)
 Open (39,991)
Owned by railroad (12,511)
Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,618)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,108)
Stearns County, Minnesota (32)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,288)
Waite Park, Minnesota (1)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 28, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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