St. Cloud had several Great Northern Railway lines radiating out of the city. Today, some are owned by Northern Lines Railroad, while others are abandoned or trails.
Random Bridges
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (St. Cloud)
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (St. Cloud)
(BNSF Railway Bridge #74.66)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over 10th Avenue in St. Cloud and features a decorative design typical of early 1960s grade separations
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1961
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Walter D. Giertsen Company of Golden Valley, Minnesota
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-35' steel stringer and 2-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue
Significance:
NRL Sauk River Bridge
NRL Sauk River Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge is the easternmost crossing of the Sauk River on the former St. Cloud-Moorhead line
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Northern Lines Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1958
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
4-55' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River
Significance:
St. Cloud Railroad Bridge
St. Cloud Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #74.2)
This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota to East St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1892 and strengthened 1922
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-172' and 2-170' reinforced Pratt deck trusses
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance: