North Shore Mining Rail Bridge
NSM St. Louis River Railroad Crossing
Hoyt Lakes, MN

North Shore Mining Rail Bridge

• Structure ID: N/A
• Location: River Mile 194.1
• River Elevation: 1,668 Feet
• Railroad: NSM (North Shore Mining Railroad)
• Daily Traffic Count: 8 Trains Per Day
• Bridge Type: ???
• Bridge Length: ??? Feet, ??? Foot Longest Span
• Bridge Width: ??? Feet, ??? Tracks
• Navigation Channel Width: Non-Navigable
• Height Above Water: 13 Feet
• Date Built: 1955
47 mile mainline to Silver Bay. Was Reserve Mining, then Cyprus NS, now Cliff NS (owned by Cleveland Cliffs). Operates 4 trains per day over a 24 hour period, so 4 up and 4 down, each crew runs 6 hours. Rail line built 1955.

North Shore Mining Rail Bridge

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