Freeport once had a single Great Northern Railway mainline, now part of a trail.
Lake Wobegon Trail - Getchell Creek Bridge
Lake Wobegon Trail - Getchell Creek Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #88.9)
This deck girder bridge was built out of different sized spans and now carries a trail
Freeport, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1918, 1921 and 1941
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-48', 1-32' Deck plate girder and 24' steel stringer
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Getchell Creek
Significance:
