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Omaha Bridge #15 (Old)

Ramsey County, Minnesota, and Dakota County, Minnesota

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Omaha Bridge #15 (Old)

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BH Photo #511731

Map 

Description 

Omaha Road designed the two lattice spans, while Milwaukee Road designed the remaining Pratt spans. Spans may have been reused upon replacement.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, and Dakota County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1885, 1887 and 1888; Replaced 1915
Builders
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
Design
1-150' Quadrangular Through Truss (Lassig, 1887)
1-270' Lattice through truss Swing Span (Lassig, 1885)
6-150' Pratt Through Truss (Keystone, 1888)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 270.0 ft.
Total length: 1,320.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.92438, -93.11769   (decimal degrees)
44°55'28" N, 93°07'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/490711/4974557 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,624)
Built 1885 (219)
Built during 1880s (2,390)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,124)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (150)
Dakota County, Minnesota (25)
Keystone Bridge Co. (82)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (258)
Lattice through truss (790)
Lattice truss (827)
Lost (31,785)
Lost 1915 (80)
Lost during 1910s (827)
Minnesota (1,680)
Mississippi River (236)
Movable (3,189)
 Navigable waterway (2,242)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Pratt through truss (6,413)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (191)
Railroad (16,986)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (80)
Replaced by new bridge (21,677)
Riveted (2,775)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
St. Paul, Minnesota (61)
Swing (1,619)
Through truss (19,022)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Truss (38,300)

Update Log 

  • November 9, 2021: New photo from John Marvig

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Omaha Bridge #15 (Old)
Posted November 9, 2021, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I assume the stationary spans from this location were likely reused, as both railroads often relocated spans.

This is one of the likely locations:

http://bridgehunter.com/wi/dane/bh54069/