Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Abandoned S. Fork Groundhouse River Arch
Abandoned S. Fork Groundhouse River Arch
This large stone arch bridge crosses the S. Fork Groundhouse River alongside Minnesota Highway 23.
Ogilvie, Kanabec County, Minnesota
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1892
by
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
Design:
40' stone arch
Description:
Large stone arch bridge over S. Fork Groundhouse River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #2
UP Sand Creek Bridge #2
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #41)
This steel stringer bridge is one of several identical spans across Sand Creek near Jordan
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1944
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
2-43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek
Significance:
Crookston Railroad Bridge
Crookston Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #82.0)
This Pratt through truss bridge is one of relatively few truss spans in Northern Minnesota
Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1906
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
185' pin connected Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Lake River
Significance:
BNSF Leaf River Bridge
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
by
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:
UP Porter Creek Bridge
UP Porter Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #42)
This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
47' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek
Significance:
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)
This concrete arch bridge crosses an abandoned alignment of East Shore Drive
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
14' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned East Shore Drive
Significance:
McKnight Road Overpass
McKnight Road Overpass
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-484)
This iron through girder bridge was moved twice before being reused as a roadway overpass in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Closed to all traffic
Fabricated 1883 and erected 1913
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
54' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through Plate Girder Bridge over Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Significance:
RCP&E Redwood River Bridge
RCP&E Redwood River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1341)
This double intersection lattice deck truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the ghost town of Burchard
Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902 and 1913
by
Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
128' riveted Double intersection Warren deck truss and deck girder
Description:
Double intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Redwood River
Significance:
MNN Sand Hill River Bridge
MNN Sand Hill River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #64.7)
This standard steel stringer and trestle bridge crosses the Sand Hill River south of Beltrami
Beltrami, Polk County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Northern Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1966
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
48' steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Hill River
Significance:
DWP Trail - Kingsbury Creek Arch
DWP Trail - Kingsbury Creek Arch
This stone arch bridge is one of two similar structures behind the Lake Superior Zoo
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Duluth
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Unknown
for
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway
Design:
45' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Kingsbury Creek
Significance: