St. Cloud Rail Bridge
The St. Cloud Rail Bridge is a pin-connected truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1892 by Great Northern Railway and was probably designed by the railroad. Two of the piers are stone, while a third pier is newer and made of concrete. The bridge has an extra set of bracing that hangs about ten feet below the bottom trusses, appearing to hang like a hammock. This was added to increase the capacity of the bridge.
St. Cloud Rail Bridge | |
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 The St. Cloud Rail Bridge from the Veterans Bridge just downstream | |
| Coordinates | 45°33′50″N 94°09′27″W |
| Carries | One track of the BNSF Railway |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | BNSF Railway |
| ID number | 74.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Four-span high deck pin-connected truss bridge |
| Total length | 587 feet |
| Width | One track |
| Longest span | 170 feet |
| Clearance below | 20 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 |
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References
- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
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