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BNSF - Yellow Medicine River Bridge (E)

Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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BNSF Yellow Medicine River Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012

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BH Photo #249078

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Description 

Main 82' Span built 1902, other spans added 1913

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River on BNSF Railway
Location
Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902, Approaches Added 1913
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
4 Span Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 215.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.69641, -95.61937   (decimal degrees)
44°41'47" N, 95°37'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/292465/4952564 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wood Lake
Inventory number
BH 55533 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1902 (583)
Built during 1900s (7,625)
Deck girder (6,298)
Girder (11,159)
Great Northern Railway (396)
Hanley Falls, Minnesota (2)
Minnesota (1,648)
 Open (40,958)
Owned by railroad (13,480)
Plate girder (8,714)
Railroad (16,443)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (174)
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (12)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 12, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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