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UP - Straight River Bridge #3

Steele County, Minnesota

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Union Pacific Straight River Bridge #7

from south bank

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2012

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BH Photo #243401

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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
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
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.06232, -93.24165   (decimal degrees)
44°03'44" N, 93°14'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/480645/4878823 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Owatonna
Inventory number
BH 54543 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,415)
Built 1902 (487)
Built during 1900s (6,869)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (147)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,334)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,033)
Deck girder (5,168)
Girder (9,325)
Minnesota (1,433)
 Open (38,482)
Owatonna, Minnesota (17)
Owned by railroad (11,309)
Plate girder (7,131)
Railroad (14,502)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,672)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,703)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,254)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 18, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"

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