MN&S Wolf Creek Arch


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Name MN&S Wolf Creek Arch
Built By Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company
Currently Owned By Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Superstructure Contractor Unknown
Length 12 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Design Concrete Arch
Substructure Design Concrete
Date Built 1911
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Open to Private Farm Traffic
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date 10/30/2015


Located south of Dundas, this bridge was constructed to carry the Faribault Extension of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company across Wolf Creek. Built in 1911, the bridge consists of a single 12-foot concrete arch spans, with a traditional design. While the bridge was built to serve a railroad, the railroad would never be completed at this location. Grading work on either end of the bridge was also never completed. Since the project was abandoned, the bridge has served as a farm access bridge. Overall, the bridge appears to be in poor condition, with numerous defects noted throughout the bridge. The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.


Citations

Build Date Construction of line
Railroad History Citation ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele

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