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BNSF - Pomme De Terre River Bridge (South)

Swift County, Minnesota

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BNSF Pomme De Terre River Bridge (South)

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2017

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BH Photo #413000

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme De Terre River on BNSF Railway
Location
Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 275.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.20131, -96.03002   (decimal degrees)
45°12'05" N, 96°01'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/733257/5009606 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Appleton
Inventory number
BH 79620 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Appleton, Minnesota (3)
Arch (12,157)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1900 (920)
Built during 1900s (7,252)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,027)
Deck arch (11,394)
Deck girder (5,775)
Girder (10,296)
Great Northern Railway (360)
 Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (220)
Minnesota (1,524)
Open (39,975)
Owned by railroad (12,497)
Plate girder (7,980)
Pomme de Terre River (4)
Railroad (15,600)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Swift County, Minnesota (9)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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