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UP - Clinton Falls Rail Crossing

Steele County, Minnesota

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Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Overpass

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Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2011

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BH Photo #242995

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abandoned Canadian Pacific Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Steele County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902, North Approach Replaced 1983
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
80' Pony plate girder with 40' Deck Plate Girder approach and 40' I-Beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 78.0 ft.
Total length: 163.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.13499, -93.23676   (decimal degrees)
44°08'06" N, 93°14'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/481060/4886893 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Medford East
Inventory number
BH 54507 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Beam (16,870)
Built 1902 (583)
Built during 1900s (7,629)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (173)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Curved (490)
Deck girder (6,299)
Girder (11,162)
 Minnesota (1,648)
Open (40,958)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Plate girder (8,717)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Steel stringer (6,707)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Through girder (4,183)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,473)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 17, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 16, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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