Railroad Bridges in Cottonwood County, Minnesota


Cottonwood County is located in southwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Windom.

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Windom Railroad Bridge

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Windom Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the W. Fork Des Moines River in Windo

Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
157' and 100' riveted quadrangulat lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over W. Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #134.66

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UP Bridge #134.66

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #553)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local