Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

PGR I-494 Bridge
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PGR I-494 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of the earliest interstate-era grade separations in the Twin Cities

Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown and Oster & Pederson Inc. of Grove City, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
2-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 494

Significance:

Local

CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
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CPKC Viking Drive Bridge

(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5414)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Viking Drive (former Minnesota Highway 36) west of Interstate 35E in Little Canada

Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and J.P. Haley Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
57' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Viking Drive

Significance:

Local

CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)
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CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-126)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Zumbro River next to Silver Lake Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-74' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Keller Lake Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Keller Lake Bridge

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

Significance:

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TC&W E. Fork Beaver Creek Bridge
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TC&W E. Fork Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-204)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the East Fork of Beaver Creek on the west side of Olivia

Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)
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BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #14.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Buffalo River alongside US Highway 75 in Georgetown

Georgetown, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-72', 3-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River

Significance:

Local

MNN Marsh River Bridge
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MNN Marsh River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #40.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Wild Rice River along US Highway 75 south of Shelly

Shelly, Norman County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Halstad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-68' and 4-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Marsh River

Significance:

Local

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

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-246)

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern crossing of the Pomme de Terre River in Appleton

Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50', 2-60' deck plate girder and 2-27' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme de Terre River

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

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #115.6)

This deck plate girder bridge is the westernmost crossing of the Sauk River on the Lake Wobegon Trail

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge

This large through plate girder bridge once carried the former Soo Line mainline across Westminster Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1919

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
1-92' and 1-28' skewed through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street

Significance:

Local