, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

MNNR Como Avenue Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

Unknown

for

Minnesota Transfer Railway

Design:
1-50', 2-18' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Picha Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #173)

This small deck girder once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Picha Creek near Merriam Junction

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Picha Creek

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - Ashley Creek Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Ashley Creek alongside Interstate 94

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1940

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ashley Creek

Significance:

Local

TC&W Watson Sag Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-240 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over the Watson Sag (Chippewa River Diversion Channel) east of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1938

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-57' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Watson Sag (Chippewa River Diversion Channel)

Significance:

Local

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

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

Sibley's Ferry Stone Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-369)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an old road to Sibley's Ferry in Mendota

Mendota, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1865

Unknown

for

Minnesota Central Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge across Sibley's Ferry Trail

Significance:

Regional

UP Sibley Parkway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #421)

This large deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sibley Parkway in Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and c. 1930

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway/Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder, 36' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Sibley Parkway

Significance:

Local

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