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CN - Cedar River Bridge

Mower County, Minnesota

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CN Cedar River Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015

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BH Photo #318296

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Facts 

Overview
Baltimore through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railroad
Location
Mower County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901, trestle built 1960
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
1-190' Baltimore through truss
8 spans trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.51123, -93.00063   (decimal degrees)
43°30'40" N, 93°00'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/499948/4817588 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
London
Inventory number
BH 53108 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (322)
Baltimore truss (352)
Beam (15,810)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (124)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
Minnesota (1,524)
 Mower County, Minnesota (19)
Open (39,982)
Owned by railroad (12,502)
Railroad (15,604)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,992)
Through truss (15,192)
Timber stringer (4,029)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (32,977)

Update Log 

  • March 16, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Canadian National Railway", "Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
  • August 9, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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