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=St. Croix River Bridge=
 
=St. Croix River Bridge=
  
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Mileage: xx.x<br>
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Mileage: 3.71<br>
 
Subdivision: [[:Category:Subdivision_Truro|Truro]]<br>
 
Subdivision: [[:Category:Subdivision_Truro|Truro]]<br>
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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This bridge at [[Mantua]] crossed the deep tidal estuary of the St. Croix River and was the second largest on the Midland subdivision. It was active until the final days of the line carrying gypsum trains from the Miller Creek quarry at Mantua until the quarries and the line closed in 2011.
  
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==First Bridge 1899-XXXX==
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A temporary timber bridge crossed the St. Croix during construction of the Midland Line, replaced by the first permanent bridge.
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*Two 120 foot spans
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*One 34-foot lift draw span<ref>[[The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1899-05_-_Midland_Railway_Bridges_and_Route_Details]]</ref>
  
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==Version 1 of Bridge YYYY-YYYY==   <!--If there was only one version delete this header-->
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==Second Bridge XXXX-Present Day==
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The final railway bridge over the St. Croix still stands today with two fixed truss spans and a mix of approach spans.
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Length: 459 feet
  
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==Description==  <!--If there was only one version delete this header and body.
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Height to Rail Elevation: 35 feet
  
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A detailed description of this version of the bridge.-->
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Height to Rail above river at high tide: 30 feet
  
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==Specifications==
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*Treated Pile Trestle
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*Two Through Truss spans
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Length: xxxx feet
 
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Height to Rail Elevation: xxxx feet
 
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Height to Rail above water bed: XXXX feet
 
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*One 80-foot Deck Plate Girder Span
 
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*Seven 100-foot Deck Plate Girder spans
 
 
*Three 150-foot Deck Truss spans
 
*Three 150-foot Deck Truss spans
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*One 144 foot Swing span
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*One half deck plate girder span<ref>Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]]'', page 21.</ref>
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*One 150 Deck Truss span
 
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*One 100 foot Deck Plate Girder span
 
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*One 50 foot Deck Plate Girder span.(3)
 
  
 
===Gallery===
 
===Gallery===
 
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File:Quarries.jpg|[[:Category:Gypsum_Trains|Gypsum quarry]] spurs in the [[Windsor]]] area,showing the location and elevation of the St. Croix River bridge from geological map, 1909.
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File:TruroSub-StCroixBridge.JPG|[[St. Croix River Bridge]] just west of [[Mantua]], photo is from West side of the bridge looking east, 500 to 800 Meters from the bridge, Nov. 11, 2013.
 
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===Other Known Images===
 
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==Version 2 of Bridge XXXX-XXXX==
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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*https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1899-05_-_Midland_Railway_Bridges_and_Route_Details
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*https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1898-07_-_Midland_Contractors
 
*https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1898-07_-_Midland_Contractors
 
*https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1899-01_-_Midland_Railway_Route_Decision
 
*https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1899-01_-_Midland_Railway_Route_Decision
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DO2aOU6aa0 Spring Blossoms and Rusty Train Bridge on the St. Croix River]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DO2aOU6aa0 Drone Video "Spring Blossoms and Rusty Train Bridge on the St. Croix River"]
 
[[Category:Bridges]]
 
[[Category:Bridges]]
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[[Category:Subdivision Truro|037]]

Latest revision as of 08:00, 31 August 2021

St. Croix River Bridge

Mileage: 3.71
Subdivision: Truro

Description

This bridge at Mantua crossed the deep tidal estuary of the St. Croix River and was the second largest on the Midland subdivision. It was active until the final days of the line carrying gypsum trains from the Miller Creek quarry at Mantua until the quarries and the line closed in 2011.

First Bridge 1899-XXXX

A temporary timber bridge crossed the St. Croix during construction of the Midland Line, replaced by the first permanent bridge.

  • Two 120 foot spans
  • One 34-foot lift draw span[1]

Second Bridge XXXX-Present Day

The final railway bridge over the St. Croix still stands today with two fixed truss spans and a mix of approach spans.

Length: 459 feet

Height to Rail Elevation: 35 feet

Height to Rail above river at high tide: 30 feet

  • Treated Pile Trestle
  • Two Through Truss spans
  • Three 150-foot Deck Truss spans
  • One half deck plate girder span[2]

Gallery

  • Gypsum quarry spurs in the Windsor] area,showing the location and elevation of the St. Croix River bridge from geological map, 1909.

  • St. Croix River Bridge just west of Mantua, photo is from West side of the bridge looking east, 500 to 800 Meters from the bridge, Nov. 11, 2013.

References

  1. ↑ The_Railway_and_Shipping_World_-_1899-05_-_Midland_Railway_Bridges_and_Route_Details
  2. ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, 1969 Memorandum of General Information, page 21.

External Links

Drone Video "Spring Blossoms and Rusty Train Bridge on the St. Croix River"

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