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Fort Lincoln Trolley - Old Channel Bridge

Morton County, North Dakota

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Mandan Rail Bridge (S)

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2017

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BH Photo #391573

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Street View 

Description 

Relocated from the first crossing of the Heart River on the western edge of Mandan

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Former channel on Fort Lincoln Trolley
Location
Morton County, North Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898, Relocated Here 1960
Builder
- Universal Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Fort Lincoln Trolley
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Streetcar
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.81198, -100.86405   (decimal degrees)
46°48'43" N, 100°51'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/357789/5185957 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bismarck
Land survey
T. 138 N., R. 80 W.
Inventory number
BH 58397 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,466)
8-panel truss (357)
Built 1898 (273)
Built during 1890s (2,593)
Burlington Northern Railroad (334)
Deck girder (4,819)
Fort Lincoln Trolley (2)
Girder (8,646)
Have street view (24,106)
Morton County, North Dakota (43)
North Dakota (557)
Northern Pacific Railroad (270)
Open (37,555)
Owned by railroad (10,512)
 Pin-connected (3,571)
Plate girder (6,613)
Pratt through truss (4,724)
Pratt truss (8,217)
Preserved (1,100)
Railroad (13,876)
Relocated (692)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,843)
Streetcar (238)
Through truss (13,261)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,755)
Truss (30,015)
Universal Construction Co. (1)

Update Log 

  • May 20, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 15, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • January 19, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 12, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 12, 2013: Added by Clark Vance

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Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Fort Lincoln Trolley - Old Channel Bridge
Posted May 10, 2017, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

http://research.nprha.org/Tacoma%20Division%20Bridge%20Book/Mandan%20to%20Flasher.jpg

Also worth noting, the Northern Pacific bridge book lists this structure as having been built in 1960. Undoubtedly a relocated bridge.

Fort Lincoln Trolley Bridge
Posted October 12, 2013, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Two truss bridges are used by the trolley. The trolley site has some inconsistent information calling into question the date of this rail line, and the original location and build dates of the bridges.