Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

MN&S Wolf Creek Arch
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MN&S Wolf Creek Arch

This small concrete arch bridge was planned to carry a railroad across Wolf Creek

Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Private Farm Traffic

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Company

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

Moose Lake Railroad Crossing
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Moose Lake Railroad Crossing

This through girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries the Soo Line Trail over the Willard Munger Trail and County Road 61 in Moose Lake

Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota

Owner: Carlton County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1915 and 1940

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder, 30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road 61 and Willard Munger Trail

Significance:

Local

BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.7)

This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses 18th Avenue Northeast at Monroe Street.

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:
2-34' deck plate girders and 2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 18th Avenue Northeast

Significance:

Local

CPKC Root River Bridge
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CPKC Root River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #K-702)

This standard Pratt pony truss bridge crosses the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-126' Pratt pony truss and 18' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Root River

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

TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
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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:

Minimal

Good Thunder Railroad Bridge
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Good Thunder Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-1444)

This skewed Pratt through truss bridge carries the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the Maple River near Good Thunder

Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using a span fabricated 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River

Significance:

Regional

MNN Wild Rice River Bridge
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MNN Wild Rice River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #29.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Wild Rice River along US Highway 75 north of Hendrum

Hendrum, Norman County, Minnesota

Owner: Halsted Municipal Utilities

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-80' and 4-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wild Rice River

Significance:

Local

S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
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S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)

This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status:

Built 1882 and relocated here 1906

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

Regional

UP US-169 Bridge (Blue Earth)
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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:

Minimal