The line would eventually be double tracked. By 1909, the line was completely double tracked; and a bypass of Valley City provided for a direct route to the Pacific Coast.
The line connected several other lines, and served as the primary mainline through North Dakota.
By 1970, Northern Pacific merged with rival Great Northern; as well as the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to form Burlington Northern, who began operations of this line.
By 1996, BN would merge with Atchsion, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to form BNSF Railway. BNSF is the current owner of this line, naming it the Jamestown Subdivision.
The eastern end is still considered the K.O. Subdivision, another rather important line.
07/17/21
This standard concrete slab bridge was built to cross 9th Street in Bismarck.
Built in 1940, the bridge was only the second grade separation project in Bismarck.
Consisting of a trio of concrete slab spans, the bridge is set onto concrete substructures.
Overall, the bridge remains in good condition.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from the road it crosses.