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UP - Straight River Bridge #2

Steele County, Minnesota

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Union Pacific Straight River Bridge #8

from south bank

Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2011

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BH Photo #243378

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River 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
3 Spans Deck Plate Girder, resting on Stone piers and abutments.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.05208, -93.23839   (decimal degrees)
44°03'07" N, 93°14'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/480903/4877685 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Owatonna
Inventory number
BH 50898 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (152)
Built 1902 (533)
Built during 1900s (7,365)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (167)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,410)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,117)
Curved (472)
Deck girder (5,868)
Girder (10,436)
Minnesota (1,540)
 Open (40,018)
Owatonna, Minnesota (17)
Owned by railroad (12,668)
Plate girder (8,095)
Railroad (15,792)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,151)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,966)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,379)

Update Log 

  • October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "railroad"
  • January 11, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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