New Ulm is located on the Minnesota River, and was once home to the Chicago & North Western and Minneapolis & St. Louis. In 2023, the former Chicago & North Western is now owned by CPKC, while the Minneapolis & St. Louis has been abandoned.
Random Bridges
CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)
CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442)
This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 6th Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1909
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over 6th Street North
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #444
CPKC Bridge #444
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #444)
This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1909
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)
Significance:
CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)
CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1703)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Cottonwood River and was fabricated by a relatively obscure builder
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913
by
Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-157', 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River
Significance:
DM&E 12th Street Bridge
DM&E 12th Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442 3/4)
This small steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over 12th Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
31' steel stringer
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over 12th Street
Significance:
Redstone Bridge
Redstone Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #432)
This unique through truss swing bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Minnesota River and is among the oldest surviving movable bridges in the United States
New Ulm, Minnesota, Minnesota to Courtland, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to traffic but used sparingly
Built 1880
by
Rust and Coolidge of Chicago, Illinois and Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
206' pin connected camelback through truss swing span and 2-130' quadrangular lattice through trusses
Description:
Historic through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River
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