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MILW - Hastings Swing Bridge (Older)

Dakota County, Minnesota, and Washington County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Post through truss swing over Mississippi River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, and Washington County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1871; Replaced 1891
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
- Langdon & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota (Substructure)
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Post through truss (Swing)
Also called
MILW Bridge #L-268
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.74599, -92.84739   (decimal degrees)
44°44'46" N, 92°50'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/512081/4954744 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hastings
Inventory number
BH 70192 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,637)
American Bridge Co. (1,765)
American Bridge Works (59)
Built 1871 (146)
Built during 1870s (1,502)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,129)
Dakota County, Minnesota (25)
Hastings, Minnesota (7)
Langdon & Co. (1)
Lost (31,825)
Lost 1891 (18)
Lost during 1890s (250)
Minnesota (1,682)
 Mississippi River (236)
Movable (3,191)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
Pin-connected (5,429)
Post truss (55)
Railroad (17,009)
Replaced by new bridge (21,709)
Swing (1,620)
Through truss (19,042)
Truss (38,330)
Warren through truss (1,738)
Warren truss (7,182)
Washington County, Minnesota (30)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2016: Updated by Luke: Corrected info
  • December 7, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 6, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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