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UP - Clark Creek Bridge

Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Photos 

C&NW Bridge #290

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2011

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BH Photo #240965

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Clark Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899 during a line change
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
58' Through Plate Girder
Dimensions
Span length: 58.0 ft.
Total length: 58.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.52401, -93.88426   (decimal degrees)
44°31'26" N, 93°53'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/429731/4930455 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Henderson
Inventory number
BH 53763 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1899 (451)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,500)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (150)
Girder (11,783)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (269)
Le Sueur County, Minnesota (18)
Minnesota (1,687)
 Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Plate girder (9,289)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Through girder (4,428)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,531)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 24, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added creek name
  • October 4, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 3, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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