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)

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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:

Minimal

NRL Sauk River Bridge

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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:

Local

St. Cloud Railroad Bridge

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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:

High