Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
This steel stringer bridge crosses Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Unknown
for
Minnesota Transfer Railway
Design:
1-50', 2-18' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue
Significance:
UP Bridge #134.66
UP Bridge #134.66
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #553)
This small deck plate girder bridge carried 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: Filled In
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over drainage ditch
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BNSF Maryland Avenue Bridge
BNSF Maryland Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3)
This concrete encased beam bridge uses decorative features typically seen on depression-era grade separation structures
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1929
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Maryland Avenue
Significance:
CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #5
CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #5
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-31)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Garvin Brook and County Road 120 near Lewiston
Lewiston, Winona County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-55' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook and County Road 120
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #531
CPKC Bridge #531
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #531)
This small steel stringer bridge crosses a cemetery entrance
Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lamberton Cemetery Driveway
Significance:
UP US-169 Bridge (Blue Earth)
UP US-169 Bridge (Blue Earth)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #427 1/2)
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses US-169 (Grove Street) on the south side of Blue Earth
Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1932
by
Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
47' steel stringer and timber trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 169 (Grove Street)
Significance:
TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-482)
This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek) in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1906 and 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
14'x8' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek)
Significance:
CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge
CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses the Minnesota Highway 7 service road
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1934
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
30' 4-ply steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 7 Service Road
Significance:
La Crescent Swing Bridge
La Crescent Swing Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-4)
This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline across the main channel of the Mississippi River at La Crescent
La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
360' Pratt through truss swing span, 250' Parker through truss, 2-164' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder
Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge
Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge
(Blanchard Dam Railroad Bridge)
This large Warren deck truss carries the Soo Line Trail across the Mississippi River below the Blanchard Dam
Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota
Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1908
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
5-130' riveted warren deck truss
Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River
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