DM&E - Riverside Avenue Overpass

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DM&E Riverside Ave Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2011

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BH Photo #243295

Map 

Facts 

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)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
• January 14, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Skewed"

Related Bridges 

• DM&E - Owatonna Rail Crossing (Same project) - Both built 1901 (Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern expansion was coming)

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - DM&E Riverside Avenue Overpass

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