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Minn Western Watertown
Title:  Minn Western Watertown
Description:  Minn Western Watertown
Photo Date:  12/31/1969  Upload Date: 2/2/2008 10:37:26 AM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Station
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Through The Trees
Title:  Through The Trees
Description:  A view through the trees on the southwest side of the Luce Line's Crow River bridge.
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:21:15 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
Deck Girder
Title:  Deck Girder
Description:  The surviving deck girder portion of the Luce Line Crow River bridge, as viewed from the northeast end of the crossing. Click here for more details on this bridge: http://johnmarvigbridges.org/Watertown%20Railroad%20Bridge.html
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:20:09 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
Rail And Trail
Title:  Rail And Trail
Description:  The reason the Luce Line's Crow River bridge is a mix of rail and trail is because the trestle approach spans were torn out post-abandonment but the center span was retained. The result was this hybrid when the trail was built. Shame about those trestle approach spans, but you can still smell the railroad on the center span.
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:18:35 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
Old And New
Title:  Old And New
Description:  The Luce Line Trail bridge over the Crow River is now a mix of old and new. The center span is vintage Minnesota Western/Louie/North Western, but the approach spans are all Luce Line.
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:16:16 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  57   Comments: 0
Looking Toward The Crow
Title:  Looking Toward The Crow
Description:  A view south-southwest from White St. looking toward the Crow River and the bridge. Too bad about those approach trestles, but the trail was not a done deal when the rails went up after abandonment in 1970.
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:42:26 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
Looking Down The Luce
Title:  Looking Down The Luce
Description:  Looking east along the Luce Line from White St. I wish this line still was in operation, but oh well.
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 9:42:04 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
Deck Girder Span, Top View
Title:  Deck Girder Span, Top View
Description:  A top view of the deck plate girder span, a Minnesota Western relic that now forms the main span of the Luce Line's Crow River bridge.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:31:32 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  66   Comments: 0
East Side
Title:  East Side
Description:  The east side of the Luce Line Crow River bridge in Watertown, Minnesota. Only the center span is former Minnesota Western.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:19:37 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  53   Comments: 0
Looking West
Title:  Looking West
Description:  Looking west down the Luce Line toward the Crow River bridge late on a mild, pleasant Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:17:58 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
Looking East
Title:  Looking East
Description:  Luce Line trail, looking east from White Street Southeast late on a cool, breezy Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:16:52 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
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Views:  30   Comments: 0
Minnesota Western Reminder
Title:  Minnesota Western Reminder
Description:  The main span of the Luce Line's Crow River bridge is this deck plate girder. Incongruously, the Chicago and North Western demolished the approach trestles but left the main span in place when the Luce was abandoned in 1970. Prefab pedestrian bridge sections now fill those gaps.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:30:17 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  81   Comments: 0
West Side
Title:  West Side
Description:  The west side of the Luce Line Crow River bridge.
Photo Date:  9/3/2019  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 8:23:32 PM
Location:  Watertown, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  45   Comments: 0


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