Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC County Road 69 Bridge
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CPKC County Road 69 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Bridge #O-98 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over County Road 69 (former US Highway 69) in Shakopee

Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

by

Unknown and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-73' through plate girders and 1-45' and 1-50' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road 69 (Business US Highway 169)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Grand Marais Creek Bridge
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BNSF Grand Marais Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #95.1)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Grand Marais Creek alongside US Highway 2

Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Marais Slough

Significance:

Local

TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)
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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-234)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1904 and widened 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

Little Falls Railroad Bridge (North)
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Little Falls Railroad Bridge (North)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #106)

This mismatched through truss bridge crosses the Mississippi River near 1st Street

Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1891 and c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
Mismatched 160' through trusses

Description:
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

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

MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
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MNNR Como Avenue Bridge

This steel stringer bridge carries the Minnesota Commercial Railroad over Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and Dunnigan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minnesota Transfer Railway

Design:
1-50' and 2-18' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Wolf Creek Arch
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UP Wolf Creek Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-296)

This stone and brich arch bridge features an attractive design

Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x18' stone and brick arch

Description:
Stone and brick arch over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #528
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CPKC Bridge #528

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #528)

This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a secondhand span fabricated 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway

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

CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge
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CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-270)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Lake Elysian Outlet west of Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Elysian Outlet

Significance:

Local