Anoka once had a mainline jointly owned by the Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway. Today, it is owned by BNSF Railway.

BNSF Rum River Bridge

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BNSF Rum River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #27)

These parallel deck plate girder bridges carry the BNSF mainline across the Rum River

Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-83' deck plate girders (south track), 4-80' deck plate girders (north track)

Description:
Parallel deck plate girder bridges over Rum River

Significance:

Local