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St. Cloud Rail Bridge

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Crosses
  
Mississippi River

Maintained by
  
BNSF Railway

Opened
  
1892

Clearance below
  
6.1 m

Bridge type
  
Truss bridge

Locale
  
St. Cloud, Minnesota

ID number
  
74.2

Total length
  
179 m

Location
  
St. Cloud

Body of water
  
Mississippi River

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Carries
  
One track of the BNSF Railway

Design
  
Four-span high deck pin-connected truss bridge

Similar
  
Veterans Bridge, Granite City Crossing, DeSoto Bridge, University Bridge, Bill Emerson Memorial

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.

References

St. Cloud Rail Bridge Wikipedia