Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
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CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Columbia Parkway at 35th Avenue Northeast

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Columbia Parkway

Significance:

Local

UP 275th Street Bridge
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UP 275th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-314 2/3)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 275th Street in Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 275th Street

Significance:

Local

Worthington Railroad Crossing
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Worthington Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #676)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line in Worthington

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge
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BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.1)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Fillmore Street Northeast at 13th Avenue Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
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BNSF Broadway Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.2)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Broadway Street Northeast near I-35W

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girder, 2-19' concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Broadway Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge
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Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.6)

This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail

Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-75 Bridge (Crookston)
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Crookston)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #81.8)

This steel stringer bridge has a decorative design

Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1952

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer with concrete facade

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75

Significance:

Minimal

Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
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Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)

This concrete slab and stringer bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway over the Lake of the Isles Lagoon and Canal

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
Concrete slab and concrete stringer

Description:
Concrete slab and stringer bridge over Lake of the Isles Canal

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (East)
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Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (East)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River south of County Road 65

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1954

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Rum River Bridge
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BNSF Rum River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #27)

These parallel deck plate girder bridges carry the BNSF mainline across the Rum River

Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-83' deck plate girders (south track), 4-80' deck plate girders (north track)

Description:
Parallel deck plate girder bridges over Rum River

Significance:

Local