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:

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:

This concrete slab bridge crosses Plum Creek west of Clearwater

Clearwater, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1916

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River in Cold Spring

Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the westernmost crossing of the Sauk River on the Lake Wobegon Trail

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

This deck girder bridge was built out of different sized spans and now carries a trail

Freeport, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1918, 1921 and 1941

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-48', 1-32' Deck plate girder and 24' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Getchell Creek

Significance:

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:

This steel stringer bridge crosses a private driveway north of Albany

Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over private driveway

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle crossing of the Sauk River along the Lake Wobegon Trail

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1951

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

This large trestle bridge contains various steel spans and crosses Interstate 94, County Road 57 and the Lake Wobegon Trail

Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built ca. 1930 and 1956

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
Deck girder, steel stringer and pile trestle

Description:
Deck girder and trestle bridge over Interstate 94, County Road 157 and Lake Wobegon Trail

Significance: