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CP - Dakota Park Rail Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Dakota Park Rail Crossing

South Approach

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012

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BH Photo #320896

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway (MNS)
Design
Through Plate Girder with trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 196.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.95911, -93.35928   (decimal degrees)
44°57'33" N, 93°21'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/471663/4978470 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minneapolis South
Inventory number
BH 53778 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,515)
Beam (15,799)
Built 1915 (1,232)
Built during 1910s (9,669)
Canadian Pacific Railway (564)
Girder (10,295)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (387)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (201)
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway (13)
 Minnesota (1,524)
Open (39,975)
Owned by railroad (12,493)
Plate girder (7,979)
Railroad (15,600)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
St. Louis Park, Minnesota (9)
Through girder (3,840)
Timber stringer (4,027)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)

Update Log 

  • April 5, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • February 11, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 4, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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