Railroad Bridges in Carver County, Minnesota


Carver County is located along the Minnesota River in the southwest Twin Cities Metro. The seat and largest city are both Chaska.

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TC&W Culvert #O-1457

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TC&W Culvert #O-1457

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-1457)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed creek along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W Powers Boulevard Bridge

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TC&W Powers Boulevard Bridge

This modern deck girder bridge features a decorative facade

Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1980

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
Deck plate girder

Description:
Steel girder bridge over Powers Boulevard

Significance:

None

TC&W Culvert #O-478

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TC&W Culvert #O-478

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-478)

This standard concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over a pedestrian trail in Chanhassen

Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-12'x12' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over pedestrian trail

Significance:

Minimal

McKnight Road Overpass

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McKnight Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-484)

This iron through girder bridge was moved twice before being reused as a roadway overpass in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all traffic

Fabricated 1883 and erected 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through Plate Girder Bridge over Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Significance:

Regional

TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2

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TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1459 1/2)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

Chaska Swing Bridge

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Chaska Swing Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-108)

This unique through truss swing bridge once carried the Chaska-Shakopee Trail over the Minnesota River before severe structural damage forced its removal

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota to Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1900 and 1910

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
250' Pratt through truss swing span and 127' Pratt through truss

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Regional

Chaska Trestle

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Chaska Trestle

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-110)

This abandoned and mostly burned timber pile trestle carries the abandoned Chaska-Shakopee Trail over an overflow of the Minnesota River

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Closed to Traffic and Partially Burned

Built 1953

by

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
28 span timber pile trestle

Description:
Abandoned timber pile trestle over Minnesota River overflow

Significance:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #34.78)

This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1986

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel

Significance:

None

TC&W Carver Creek Bridge

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TC&W Carver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-492)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Carver Creek in Dahlgren

Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girder and 4-18' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Carver Creek

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W County 36 Bridge

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TC&W County 36 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-494 2/3)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over County Road 36 on the east side of Cologne

Cologne, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
28' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 36 (Old US Highway 212)

Significance:

Local