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MILW - Sibley's Ferry Road Overpass

Dakota County, Minnesota

Photos 

Sibley's Ferry Road Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2012

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BH Photo #233426

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Street View 

Description 

Oldest Railroad Feature (other than some grading) in Minnesota

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Sibley's Ferry Road (State Trail) on Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Location
Mendota, Dakota County, Minnesota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1865 by the Minnesota Central (Milwaukee Road) to cross Sibley's Ferry Road
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Stone arch
Also called
MILW Bridge #S-369
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.88765, -93.16745   (decimal degrees)
44°53'16" N, 93°10'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/486776/4970483 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul West
Inventory number
BH 52679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Arch (12,940)
Built 1865 (61)
Built during 1860s (760)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,141)
Closed (2,797)
Dakota County, Minnesota (25)
 Deck arch (12,151)
Have street view (30,587)
Mendota, Minnesota (2)
Minnesota (1,687)
Owned by state (16,802)
Railroad (17,179)
Stone arch (3,406)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 25, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • June 17, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 16, 2012: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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