, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Grand Marais Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #95.1)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Grand Marais Creek alongside US Highway 2

Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1903

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Marais Slough

Significance:

Local

BNSF Otter Tail River Bridge (Frazee)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #199)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railroad over the Otter Tail River and River Drive near Frazee

Frazee, Becker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896 and 1906

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
1-56' and 2-36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over River Drive and Otter Tail River

Significance:

Local

Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #13)

This Warren pony truss carries a trail high above the Clearwater River

Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Red Lake Falls

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1930 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1915

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
96' riveted Warren pony truss and trestle

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Clearwater River and Bridge Street

Significance:

Moderate

Seventh Street Improvement Arches

This helicoidal stone arch bridge carries East Seventh Street over the Bruce Vento Regional Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Paul

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1884

McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell

for

St. Paul and Duluth Railroad

Design:
2 span skewed helicoidal stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal stone arch bridge over Bruce Vento Regional Trail on East Seventh Street

Significance:

High

BNSF County Road 8 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #48.3)

This concrete slab bridge once crossed County Road 8 in Waverly

Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1921

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slab

Description:
Lost concrete slab bridge over County Road 8

Significance:

Local

Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #981)

This Pratt through truss bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian bridge

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and designed by Charles Frederick Lowrth

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
175' pin connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

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

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

PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-286 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge features some decorative features typically seen on bridges from this era

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 3

Significance:

Local

CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge

This standard steel stringer crosses Arlington Avenue near Soo Line Junction

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1953

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arlington Avenue

Significance:

Local

Vermillion River Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-2)

This deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad high above Vermillion Falls

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Hastings

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1896

American Bridge Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

Moderate