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UP Bridge #131.62

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Unnamed Drainage Creek
Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota

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Name UP Bridge #131.62
Built By Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 30 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1913
Traffic Count 12 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
CNW Bridge Number 549
UP Bridge Number 131.62
Significance Local Significance


Located west of Butterfield, this small deck girder bridge crosses a small drainage creek.
Built in 1913 to replace a wooden bridge, the bridge features a single deck girder span, set onto concrete abutments.
Standard girder bridges like this are incredibly common along railroads, especially to cross small creeks and rivers.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good to fair condition. The abutments are in poor condition, with significant spalling.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date American Bridge Company plaque
Contractor American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele