Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

MILW I-90 Bridge
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MILW I-90 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Q-662 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Interstate 90 near Jackson

Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1973

by

St. Paul Structural Steel Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Tri-State Construction Company of Nelson, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-83' deck plate girders

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

Minimal

Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge

This large through plate girder bridge once carried the former Soo Line mainline across Westminster Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1919

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
1-92' and 1-28' skewed through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #528
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CPKC Bridge #528

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #528)

This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a secondhand span fabricated 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway

Significance:

Local

UP Sand Creek Bridge #7
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UP Sand Creek Bridge #7

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #34)

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Local

DM&E Bridge #M-249
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DM&E Bridge #M-249

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-249)

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway on the west side of Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local

CPKC Marshall Street Bridge
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CPKC Marshall Street Bridge

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge was constructed as part of a grade separation project in Minneapolis

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
44' steel stringer and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Marshall Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)
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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #69)

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line across the Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street west of Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930, 1940 and 2020 using spans fabricated c. 1930

by

Unknown and Dunnigan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
39' through plate girder, 3-38' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street

Significance:

Local

Douglas State Trail Bridge
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Douglas State Trail Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #R83)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River west of Oronoco

Oronoco, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
3-71' and 1-60' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Broadway Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Broadway Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #12)

This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Broadway Avenue at this location

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
1-65' and 2-22' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue

Significance:

Local

Perham Railroad Bridge
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Perham Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #187)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Otter Tail River east of Perham

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
80' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Tail River

Significance:

Local