Alborn once had three railroads, including a Great Northern line, and two Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway lines. Today, the GN is owned by BNSF Railway, while one of the DM&IR lines is owned by Canadian National Railway. The other DM&IR line is a trail.
Alborn Trail Bridge
Alborn Trail Bridge
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A1B)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the BNSF Railway at Alborn
Alborn, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Design:
3-36' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Alborn Junction Road and BNSF Railway
Significance:
