Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Palisade Trail Bridge
Palisade Trail Bridge
This Warren through truss bridge carries the Soo Line North Trail across the Mississippi River at Palisade
Palisade, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
115' Warren through truss, 2-75' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #33)
This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
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:
Lake Wobegon Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
Lake Wobegon Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Lake Wobegon Trail over Silver Creek
West Union, Todd County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Silver Creek
Significance:
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-338)
This concrete arch bridge crosses Minnehaha Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 55
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Minneapolis
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
38' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #134.66
UP Bridge #134.66
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #553)
This small deck plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch alongside Minnesota Highway 60
Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Filled In
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over drainage ditch
Significance:
Dakota Park Rail Crossing
Dakota Park Rail Crossing
This through plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern across the Great Northern Railway
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1915
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
Through plate girder and pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on CPKC
Significance:
La Crescent Swing Bridge
La Crescent Swing Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-4)
This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline across the main channel of the Mississippi River at La Crescent
La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
360' Pratt through truss swing span, 250' Parker through truss, 2-164' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder
Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216 1/8)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1935 and 1968
by
St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive
Significance:
BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)
BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.6)
This deck plate girder and slab bridge crosses Monroe Street Northeast
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:
2-30' deck plate girder, 2-15' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder and slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast
Significance:
UP Straight River Bridge #5
UP Straight River Bridge #5
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2875)
This large Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Straight River between Clinton Falls and Owatonna
Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
114' Warren deck truss and 2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Straight River
Significance: