Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CN 108th Avenue Bridge
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CN 108th Avenue Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #SL10B)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Canadian National across 108th Avenue

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Spirit Lake Transfer Railway

Design:
5 span deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 108th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge
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Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #981)

This Pratt through truss bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian bridge

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

by

Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and designed by Charles Frederick Lowrth

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
175' pin connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

OTVR County 52 Bridge
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OTVR County 52 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1.2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over County Road 52 (former US Highway 52) northwest of Barnesville

Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-45' and 2-31' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 52 (former US Highway 52)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
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CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Cambridge Street

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cambridge Street

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W Carver Creek Bridge
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TC&W Carver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-492)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Carver Creek in Dahlgren

Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girder and 4-18' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Carver Creek

Significance:

Moderate

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

Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
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Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.4A)

This abandoned concrete slab bridge once carried the Northern Pacific Line "E" across Monroe Street Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status:

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab bridge

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

UP 275th Street Bridge
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UP 275th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-314 2/3)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 275th Street in Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 275th Street

Significance:

Local

Worthington Railroad Crossing
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Worthington Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #676)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line in Worthington

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

BNSF North Branch Two Rivers Bridge
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BNSF North Branch Two Rivers Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #76.3)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the North Branch Two Rivers north of Northcote

Northcote, Kittson County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Branch Two Rivers

Significance:

Local