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BNSF - Leaf River Bridge

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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BNSF Leaf River Bridge

East Abutment

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2016

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BH Photo #360759

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River on BNSF Railway
Location
Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
EB and WB spans built 1906, bridge rehabilitated 2012
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
2-70' Deck plate girders (2 tracks)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 145.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.46614, -95.22141   (decimal degrees)
46°27'58" N, 95°13'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/329443/5148238 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wadena
Inventory number
BH 54618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,506)
Bluffton, Minnesota (2)
Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,223)
Deck girder (5,745)
Girder (10,234)
Have street view (26,947)
Minnesota (1,518)
 Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
Open (39,882)
Otter Tail County, Minnesota (15)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)

Update Log 

  • August 19, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 26, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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