Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge
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CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #502)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Coal Mine Creek between Springfield and Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Mine Creek

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

S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
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S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)

This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status:

Built 1882 and relocated here 1906

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Wolf Creek Bridge (Austin)
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CPKC Wolf Creek Bridge (Austin)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-178)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Wolf Creek north of Austin

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge
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Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0.1)

This deck girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway White Bear Lake Line over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1880

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girders and 18' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Moderate

BN Plum Creek Bridge
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BN Plum Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #52.0)

This concrete slab bridge crosses Plum Creek west of Clearwater

Clearwater, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1916

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #78.56
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BNSF Bridge #78.56

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #142)

This attractive stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23 west of Russell

Russell, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Downs & Sons of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #8
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UP Straight River Bridge #8

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2991)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on the south side of Faribault

Significance:

Local

CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)
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CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #L-308)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35E south of St. Clair Avenue

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1966

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

Minimal

UP Bridge #56.18
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UP Bridge #56.18

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local