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Mississippi River Bridge Number 15

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Mississippi River Bridge Number 15

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: May 31, 2013 and June 3, 2013

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River
Location
St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota: United States
Structure Type
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
260.0 Feet (79.2 Meters)
Structure Length
1,055.0 Feet (321.6 Meters)
Roadway Width
Not Available
Spans
1 Main Span(s) and 10 Approach Span(s)
Inventory Number
Not Applicable

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Bridge Documentation

This bridge is a large and uncommon example of a bobtail swing bridge. Bobtail swing bridges have an asymmetric design, where one end extending from the swing pier has a longer span for boats, and the other end is usually reserved for counterweight purposes, needed to address the imbalance of weight, a problem that does not exist with traditional center-pier swing bridges. In the case of this bridge a concrete counterweight is present. This bridge features a heavy, massive construction. A series of deck plate girder spans provide an approach to the bridge. The swing span is not in the middle of the river, but is instead on the south side of the river.

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