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BN - St. Louis Bay Double Swing Bridge
Photos
St. Louis Bay Bridge
Swing span removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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BH Photo #286078
Description
Separated into "Minnesota Draw" (West Swing Span) and "Wisconsin Draw" (East Swing Span)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss swing bridges over St. Louis Bay on Burlington Northern
- Location
- Superior, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and Douglas County, Wisconsin
- Status
- Removed
- History
- Built 1908, Removed 1986
- Railroads
- - Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Design
- From Minnesota to Wisconsin
6 Spans Trestle
1-160' Pin Connected Pratt Through Truss
1-425' Pin Connected Through Truss Swing Span
1-15' I-Beam
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Begin Double Track
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132 Spans Trestle
1-479' Pin Connected Through Truss Swing Span
28 Spans Trestle
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 479.0 ft.
Total length: 3,342.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
- Also called
- SOO - St. Louis Bay Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.74598, -92.11041 (decimal degrees)
46°44'46" N, 92°06'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/567951/5177320 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Superior
- Inventory number
- BH 59641 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 7, 2022: New photos from Bruce Oldenberg
- February 2, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
- June 22, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- February 14, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- February 9, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- February 9, 2014: Added by Luke Harden