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UP - Bridge #54.71

Scott County, Minnesota

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UP Bridge #54.71

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2013

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BH Photo #255221

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Description 

Information provided by 1918 CMO Railway Valuation Structure Plans at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.56774, -93.88927   (decimal degrees)
44°34'04" N, 93°53'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/429386/4935318 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Henderson
Inventory number
BH 56452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,634)
Built 1898 (330)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (149)
Deck girder (6,335)
Girder (11,222)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (243)
Minnesota (1,652)
 Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Plate girder (8,770)
Railroad (16,518)
Scott County, Minnesota (41)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,560)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 2, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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