Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Red Jacket Trestle
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Red Jacket Trestle

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-1476)

This iconic deck plate girder bridge carries the Red Jacket Trail over the Le Sueur River near Rapidan

Rapidan, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Blue Earth County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Le Sueur River and County Road 1

Significance:

Moderate

New Duluth Railroad Crossing
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New Duluth Railroad Crossing

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #13A)

This deck plate girder bridge was constructed to cross the Northern Pacific Railway

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Spirit Lake Transfer Railway

Design:
7 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Local

Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing
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Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2878)

This through plate girder bridge is located on a large fill near Clinton Falls

Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
Through and deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over inactive Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Significance:

Local

BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)
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BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.6)

This deck plate girder and slab bridge crosses Monroe Street Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-30' deck plate girder, 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Alborn Trail Bridge
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Alborn Trail Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A1B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the BNSF Railway at Alborn

Alborn, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad

Design:
3-36' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Alborn Junction Road and BNSF Railway

Significance:

Local

Westminster Junction Tunnel #4
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Westminster Junction Tunnel #4

This concrete slab and brick lined stone arch tunnel is the northwest of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885 and reconstructed 1922

by

Winston Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
30' concrete slab and stone arch tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

UP Johnson Parkway Bridge
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UP Johnson Parkway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #439)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Johnson Parkway south of Phalen Boulevard

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder and 2-14' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Johnson Parkway

Significance:

Local

CPKC Plum Creek Bridge
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CPKC Plum Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #556)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Plum Creek west of Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

Local

Rushford Trail Bridge
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Rushford Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-138)

This through plate girder bridge was constructed in 1969 to replace an older pony truss bridge

Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1969

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
123' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rush Creek

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Hector)
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TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Hector)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-202)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek on the east side of Hector

Hector, Renville County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using a secondhand girder fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local