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BNSF - Red River of the North Bridge (Brushvale)

Wilkin County, Minnesota, and Richland County, North Dakota

Map 

Description 

Build date provided by Great Northern Bridge Book, located at the Minnesota Historical Society Archives

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Red River of the North on BNSF Railway
Location
Wilkin County, Minnesota, and Richland County, North Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Pratt through truss and Deck Plate Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 311.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.35320, -96.63378   (decimal degrees)
46°21'12" N, 96°38'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/682050/5136012 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dwight
Inventory number
BH 56070 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (900)
BNSF Railway (1,617)
Built 1908 (812)
Built during 1900s (7,882)
Deck girder (6,529)
Girder (11,554)
Great Northern Railway (398)
Minnesota (1,674)
North Dakota (636)
Open (41,355)
Owned by railroad (14,005)
Plate girder (9,071)
 Railroad (16,930)
Red River of the North (40)
Richland County, North Dakota (59)
Riveted (2,749)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,568)
State line crossing (953)
Through truss (18,593)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,683)
Truss (37,785)
Warren through truss (1,735)
Warren truss (7,162)
Wilkin County, Minnesota (13)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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