Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch
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Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch

This stone arch bridge carries the Central Lakes Trail across the Chippewa River

Evanville, Douglas County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1888

by

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

UP Jack Creek Bridge
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UP Jack Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Jack Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-39' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Jack Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge
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BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.1)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Fillmore Street Northeast at 13th Avenue Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)
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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #43.3)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway over the Yellow Medicine River in Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1913

by

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

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (Lamberton)
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CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (Lamberton)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #526)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Cottonwood River between Sanborn and Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss, deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

Moderate

UP MN-93 Bridge
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UP MN-93 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #317)

This shallow deck plate girder span carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street) in Le Sueur

Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926 using spans fabricated c. 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street)

Significance:

Local

UP Okabena Creek Bridge
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UP Okabena Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Okabena Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Okabena Creek

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (West)
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Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (West)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #115.6)

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:

Local

Jay Cooke State Park Railroad Bridge
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Jay Cooke State Park Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #131)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the Munger State Trail high above the St. Louis River and its scenic rocky gorge at Jay Cooke State Park

Carlton, Carlton County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
155' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Louis River

Significance:

Moderate

Crookston Railroad Bridge
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Crookston Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #82.0)

This Pratt through truss bridge is one of relatively few truss spans in Northern Minnesota

Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
185' pin connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Lake River

Significance:

Moderate