Railroad Bridges in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Blue Earth County is located in south central Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Mankato.
Random Bridges
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335
This abandoned stone arch once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Lime Valley Creek next to County Road 5
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1887
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Lime Valley Creek
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #MA-324
CPKC Bridge #MA-324
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #MA-324)
This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the north side of Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Minneopa Creek Stone Arch
Minneopa Creek Stone Arch
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #430)
This wide stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Gadwall Road (County Road 69) over Minneopa Creek southwest of Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1879 and 1905
by
C. Strom and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
20' stone arch (682' width)
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Minneopa Creek
Significance:
UP Sibley Parkway Bridge
UP Sibley Parkway Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #421)
This large deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sibley Parkway in Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1896 and c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway/Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
36' deck plate girder, 36' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Sibley Parkway
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #328
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #328
This small stone arch culvert once carried the northern leg of a Chicago & North Western Railway wye over a ravine
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned and Deteriorating
Built 1886
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
9' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #M-290
CPKC Bridge #M-290
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-290)
This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1915
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
16' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #M-315
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #M-315
This small stone arch culvert carries the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail across an unnamed ravine on the north side of Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1886
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #M-1644
CPKC Bridge #M-1644
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1644)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson
Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1908
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
16' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch
Significance:
CPKC Little Cottonwood River Bridge
CPKC Little Cottonwood River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1687)
This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over the Little Cottonwood River near Cambria
Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York and unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
90' through plate girder and concrete modular girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River
Significance:
Red Jacket Trestle
Red Jacket Trestle
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-1476)
This iconic deck plate girder bridge carries the Red Jacket Trail over the Le Sueur River near Rapidan
Rapidan, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Blue Earth County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-90' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Le Sueur River and County Road 1
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