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UP - Straight River Bridge #4

Steele County, Minnesota

Photos 

UP Bridge Ave. Bridge Owatonna.JPG

Overview

Photo taken by Jason Smith in Sept. 2009

BH Photo #171113

Map 

Facts 

Overview
5 Span Deck Plate Girder bridge over Straight on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
5 Spans Deck Plate Girder sitting on Stone piers and abutments.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.08381, -93.23100   (decimal degrees)
44°05'02" N, 93°13'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/481505/4881207 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Owatonna
Inventory number
BH 45748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1902 (487)
Built during 1900s (6,873)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (147)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,334)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,033)
Continuous (2,345)
Deck girder (5,177)
Girder (9,336)
Minnesota (1,433)
 Open (38,500)
Owatonna, Minnesota (17)
Owned by railroad (11,326)
Plate girder (7,140)
Railroad (14,517)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,683)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,094)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,255)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 18, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added dimensions
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • July 29, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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