MSWY - Rock River Bridge

Photos 

Overview of the bridge

Photo taken in 1998 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #111371

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Plate girder bridge over Rock River on Minnesota Southern Railway

Location

Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Minnesota Southern Railway (MSWY)
- Nobles Rock Railroad (NRR)

Design

Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 58.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.65026, -96.19674   (decimal degrees)
43°39'01" N, 96°11'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/726069/4836847 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Luverne

Inventory number

BH 36188 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 20, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• January 9, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• January 3, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• January 1, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder + date via John.
• September 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Minnesota Southern Railway"
• March 8, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated GPS coordinates
• February 6, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Matt Lohry
• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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