DME - Straight River Bridge

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DM&E Straight River Bridge

With one boot in the Straight river...

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2012

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BH Photo #243312

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad

Location

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1919

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)

Design

2 span Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.09065, -93.22899   (decimal degrees)
44°05'26" N, 93°13'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/481668/4881967 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Owatonna

Inventory number

BH 54545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• November 5, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
• April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
• November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
• November 18, 2012: Added by John Marvig

Related Bridges 

• CNW - Straight River Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - DM&E Straight River Bridge

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