Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)
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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #69)

This through plate girder and timber trestle bridge crosses the Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street west of Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 and 1940

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
39' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder and timber trestle bridge over Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street

Significance:

Local

PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-286 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge features some decorative features typically seen on bridges from this era

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 3

Significance:

Local

DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge
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DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #K-700)

This through plate girder bridge once crossed the backwaters of the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26.

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (final owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1928

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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

Description:
Replaced through plate girder bridge over Root River Backwater

Significance:

Local

Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge
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Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-142)

This concrete deck girder bridge crosses the Little Cedar River alongside Minnesota Highway 56

Adams, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete deck girder

Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over Little Cedar River

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge
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CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-227)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 62nd Avenue west of Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 62nd Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #M-104
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CPKC Bridge #M-104

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-104)

This late example of a stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway and unnamed creek alongside US Highway 14 between Eyota and Rochester

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over private driveway and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF County 37 Bridge
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BNSF County 37 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-258 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the original alignment of US Highway 12 in Ortonville

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
27' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 37 (Old US-12)

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge
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Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #46.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Dakota Rail Trail over the Crow River west of Mayer

Mayer, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-61' and 2-31' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Morris)
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BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Morris)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #154.4)

This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1953 to replace an older viaduct

Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1953

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme de Terre River

Significance:

Minimal

Vermillion River Trail Bridge
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Vermillion River Trail Bridge

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

This deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad high above Vermillion Falls

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Hastings

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1896

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

Moderate