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DM&E Riverside Ave Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2011

BH Photo #243295

Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Riverside Avenue on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location: Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1901
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads: - Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 27.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.09125, -93.23202 (decimal degrees)
44°05'28" N, 93°13'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/481426/4882033 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Owatonna
Average daily traffic (as of 1995): 710
Inventory numbers: MN 94080 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 50936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 1999): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
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DME - Owatonna Rail Crossing (Same project) - Both built 1901 (Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern expansion was coming)