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CP - 270th Street Overpass

Steele County, Minnesota, and Rice County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2012

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BH Photo #243259

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Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over 270th Street on Abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Steele County, Minnesota, and Rice County, Minnesota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1947
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design
Steel stringer with trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 27.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.19639, -93.25194   (decimal degrees)
44°11'47" N, 93°15'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479867/4893716 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Medford West
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
135
Inventory numbers
MN 88035 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 54532 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 1999)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,818)
Built 1947 (289)
Built during 1940s (4,108)
Canadian Pacific Railway (565)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Closed (2,666)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (345)
Have street view (27,081)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (227)
 Minnesota (1,528)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
Railroad (15,614)
Rice County, Minnesota (29)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,713)
Steel stringer (6,290)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Timber stringer (4,031)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 20, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 18, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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