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Waite Park Rail Bridge

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Sauk River
Waite Park, Stearns County, Minnesota

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Name Waite Park Rail Bridge
Built By Great Northern Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 220 Feet Total, 55 Foot Largest Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built 1958
Traffic Count 1 Train/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Minimal Significance

This bridge is a standard deck girder bridge over the Sauk River, in Waite Park, Minnesota.

Built in 1958, this structure replaced an identical bridge. It is unknown if the current bridge contains superstructure older than 1958.
Currently, the bridge sits on stone and concrete substructures. The abutments are stamped with the 1958 build date.
The bridge has been ranked as minimal significance by the author, due to the age and it being an extremely common design in the area.

The photo above is an overview looking east.

Sauk River Railroad Bridges
Upstream Cold Spring Trail Bridge
Downstream Confluence with Mississippi River

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Build Date Date Stamp
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele