UP - Straight River Bridge #5

Photos 

UP Straight River Bridge #5

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2017

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BH Photo #413197

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Warren deck truss bridge over Straight River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Steele County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1902

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

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

120' Warren deck truss with 50' deck plate girder approaches

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 115.0 ft.
Total length: 215.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.13191, -93.23831   (decimal degrees)
44°07'55" N, 93°14'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/480936/4886552 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Medford East

Inventory number

BH 54506 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• November 16, 2012: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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