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Benning Stone Arch
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Minnesota River on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail along Abandoned C&NW
- Location
- Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- History
- Built 1880
- Railroad
- - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
-
Span length: 8.0 ft.
Total length: 8.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.20257, -93.97520 (decimal degrees)
44°12'09" N, 93°58'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/422080/4894835 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Mankato East
- Land survey
- T. 109 N., R. 26 W., Sec. 32
- Elevation
- 890 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 58131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 30, 2019: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail", "Rail-to-trail"
- November 7, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
- September 23, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Railroad"
Sources
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
Unnamed Creek Bridge
This isn't real far from me so I might try to hit it at some point in the near future. There are a few other stone arches and tunnels around Mankato as well
Unnamed Creek Bridge
picture of bridge here
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/63086823?source=wapi&referrer...
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Sad to see it coming apart. Perhaps the trail people will restore it.