, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Carver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-492)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Carver Creek in Dahlgren

Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girder and 4-18' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Carver Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #W-184)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Upper Iowa River in Le Roy

Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1936 using spans fabricated 1903

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #170.1)

This small deck plate girder bridge once crossed Bluff Creek alongside US Highway 10

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899 and 1906

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Bluff Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Faribault)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2936)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Cabot Avenue

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status:

Built 1947

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

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

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

Delano Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #38.8)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Crow River and River Street in Delano

Delano, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1945

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River and River Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge

This concrete slab bridge crosses St. Anthony Parkway near Central Avenue

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1920

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over St. Anthony Parkway

Significance:

Local

UP Grove Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #314 1/4)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Grove Street in Le Sueur

Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896 and widened 1928

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Grove Street

Significance:

Local