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C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Photo 

Garden City Rail Bridge

MNHS photo from 1899

Photo Contributed by John Marvig

BH Photo #272208

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Former C&NW RR
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1899 during a line change, removed 1979
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
3 Lattice deck truss spans with two deck girder spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 157.0 ft.
Total length: 628.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.94973, -94.15875   (decimal degrees)
43°56'59" N, 94°09'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/407019/4866942 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Amboy
Inventory number
BH 57983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,416)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota (32)
Built 1899 (431)
Built during 1890s (3,198)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,448)
Deck girder (6,310)
Deck truss (1,927)
Girder (11,181)
Lattice deck truss (32)
Lattice truss (669)
 Lost (28,575)
Lost 1979 (100)
Lost during 1970s (948)
Minnesota (1,649)
Plate girder (8,735)
Railroad (16,464)
Riveted (2,522)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,423)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,066)
Truss (35,529)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2013: New photo from John Marvig
  • September 12, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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