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Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2012

BH Photo #243259

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; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- 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)
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