Once located between Fairfax and Gibbon, this standard pile trestle crossed Renville County Ditch #100.
Built in approximately 1940, the bridge featured seven timber trestle spans, set onto timber piles. Likely the most utilized design on American railroads, these designs were cheap and durable, despite having to regularly be replaced.
A build date is hard to confirm for this structure. With crossings dating to whenever the ditch was constructed, the bridge was likely upgraded numerous times.
The bridge was replaced in approximately 2016 with a new concrete box culvert. At the time of replacement, it was in a poor condition with fraying on the piles.
The author ranked this bridge as being minimally significant, due to the extremely common design.
The photo above is an overview from June 2011.