St. Cloud Rail Bridge

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caption=The BNSF bridge as viewed from the Veterans Bridge, just downstream.
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crosses=Mississippi River
carries=One track of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
locale=St. Cloud, Minnesota
design=Four-span high deck pin-connected truss bridge
mainspan=170 feet
length=587 feet
width=One track
below=20 feet
open=1892
maint=Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
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The St. Cloud Rail Bridge is a pin-connected truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 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.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

* cite book
last = Costello
first = Mary Charlotte
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year = 2002
title = Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota
publisher = Adventure Publications
location = Cambridge, MN
id = ISBN 0-9644518-2-4

Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Mississippi River
bridge = St. Cloud Rail Bridge
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upstream = Sauk Rapids Bridge
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downstream = Veterans Bridge
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