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DME - Whitewater River Bridge #6

Olmsted County, Minnesota

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DM&E Whitewater River Bridge #6

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2015

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BH Photo #336548

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Whitewater River on Dakota, Minnesota & Easterm Railway
Location
Olmsted County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #M-89
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.97834, -92.18043   (decimal degrees)
43°58'42" N, 92°10'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/565732/4869793 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Eyota
Inventory number
BH 68992 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (722)
Built during 1900s (7,379)
Canadian Pacific Railway (569)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,412)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (346)
Girder (10,491)
Minnesota (1,548)
Olmsted County, Minnesota (38)
 Open (40,080)
Owned by railroad (12,725)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (157)
Plate girder (8,141)
Railroad (15,852)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,167)
Through girder (3,918)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,356)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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