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The Arches Railroad Bridge

Winona County, Minnesota
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Looking North

Photo taken by Nate Ahrensfeld

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Facts 

Overview
Culvert bridge over County Road 120 and Francis Creek on DM&E Railroad
Location
Winona County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1882
Design
Dual span stone arch tunnel
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Also called
CNW Bridge #M32
Farmers Park Masonry Culvert
DM&E Garvin Brook Bridge #1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.00150, -91.81356   (decimal degrees)
44°00'05" N, 91°48'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/595119/4872723 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lewiston
Inventory numbers
MN L1394 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 45312 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
65

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Arch (9,419)
Built 1882 (70)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Deck arch (8,700)
Garvin Brook (9)
 Minnesota (916)
Open (28,310)
Owned by county (16,488)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,053)
Stone arch (1,927)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)
Winona County, Minnesota (18)

Update Log 

  • September 3, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added alternate name
  • June 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway", corrected road & added creek name
  • May 19, 2010: Added by Nate Ahrensfeld

Sources 

  • Nate Ahrensfeld
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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