Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

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

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)
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BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway East Side Line over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
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TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-482)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek) in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14'x8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek)

Significance:

Minimal

UP 95th Street Bridge
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UP 95th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #424)

This through plate girder bridge crosses 95th Street southeast of Blue Earth

Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
55' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 95th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Fremont Street Bridge
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CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

Local

Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
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Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Watonwan River Bridge
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UP Watonwan River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #519)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over the Watonwan River west of Madelia

Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Watonwan River

Significance:

Local

CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge
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CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-334)

This deck plate girder bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway and a seldom used rail spur over 31st Avenue

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Railroad and Trail Traffic

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 31st Avenue

Significance:

Local

Luverne Railroad Bridge
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Luverne Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-55)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Rock River in Luverne

Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
58' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Local

Seventh Street Improvement Arches
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Seventh Street Improvement Arches

This helicoidal stone arch bridge carries East Seventh Street over the Bruce Vento Regional Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Paul

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1884

by

McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell

for

St. Paul and Duluth Railroad

Design:
2 span skewed helicoidal stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal stone arch bridge over Bruce Vento Regional Trail on East Seventh Street

Significance:

High