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UP - Sand Creek Bridge #3

Scott County, Minnesota

Photos 

UP Sand Creek Bridge #7

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2018

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BH Photo #424962

Map 

Description 

Build date provided by ICC Valuation Summary Report, courtesy Doug Harding collection.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Concrete Encased Through Plate Girder
Dimensions
Span length: 74.0 ft.
Total length: 74.0 ft.
Also called
M&STL - Sand Creek Bridge #3
M&STL Bridge #40
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.64235, -93.60926   (decimal degrees)
44°38'32" N, 93°36'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/451683/4943401 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jordan East
Inventory number
BH 53734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (751)
Built during 1900s (7,682)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Curved (492)
Girder (11,222)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (154)
Minnesota (1,652)
Open (41,013)
 Owned by railroad (13,566)
Plate girder (8,770)
Railroad (16,518)
Scott County, Minnesota (41)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Through girder (4,210)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,627)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: added build date from ICC records
  • April 21, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 2, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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