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BNSF - Bluff River Bridge

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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BNSF Bluff River Bridge

Now removed and replaced

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2011

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BH Photo #243609

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Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Bluff River on BNSF Railway
Location
Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
EB span built 1906, WB span built 1909
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
60' Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Also called
Northern Pacific Bridge #170-2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.46667, -95.23514   (decimal degrees)
46°28'00" N, 95°14'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/328391/5148327 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wadena
Inventory number
BH 54612 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,514)
Bluffton, Minnesota (2)
Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Deck girder (5,754)
Girder (10,248)
Have street view (26,959)
Lost (24,771)
Lost 2012 (382)
 Lost during 2010s (3,286)
Minnesota (1,521)
Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
Otter Tail County, Minnesota (15)
Plate girder (7,934)
Railroad (15,439)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)

Update Log 

  • November 26, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 25, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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