, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC Cedar River Bridge (Otranto)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-504)

Adams, Mower County, Minnesota

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BNSF Leaf River Bridge

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Staples Subdivision over the Leaf River

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-70' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River

Significance:

Local

Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1900

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

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MPL Redwood River Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #59)

This skewed Warren through truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the station of North Redwood

Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
121' skewed Warren through truss and trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Moderate

Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #117.5)

This steel stringer bridge once crossed Minnesota Highway 27 east of Osakis

Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1939

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-42' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 27

Significance:

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UP 95th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #424)

This through plate girder bridge crosses 95th Street southeast of Blue Earth

Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
55' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 95th Street

Significance:

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MNNR Edgerton Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Edgerton Street south of Centerville Road

Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Edgerton Street

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #132.42

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #550)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed drainage ditch alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

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UP Big Possum Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #253)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Big Possum Creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1902

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek

Significance:

Local