Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Glacial Lakes State Trail - Sauk River Bridge
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Glacial Lakes State Trail - Sauk River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #13.5)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River in Cold Spring

Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

Westminster Junction Tunnel #1
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Westminster Junction Tunnel #1

This stone arch and brick arch tunnel is the southwest of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Winston Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
677' stone arch, brick arch and concrete slab tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Bridge #M-290
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CPKC Bridge #M-290

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-290)

This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge
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CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-462)

One track of this deck girder bridge was built using secondhand pieces

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1910 using secondhand pieces and widened 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Sand Hill River Bridge
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CPKC Sand Hill River Bridge

This concrete arch bridge crosses the Sand Hill River just south of Winger

Winger, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
40' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Sand Hill River

Significance:

Local

UP Shanaska Creek Bridge
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UP Shanaska Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #382)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Shanaska Creek in Kasota

Kasota, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Shanaska Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Old West Chaska Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Old West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #18)

This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of West Chaska Creek in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Removed

Built 1956

by

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
5 span timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost timber pile bridge over old channel of West Chaska Creek

Significance:

Minimal

MNN Bridge #32.7
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MNN Bridge #32.7

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #32.7)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over an unnamed stream along US Highway 75 south of Halstad

Halstad, Norman County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Halstad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Gary Plant)

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-36' deck plate girders and 2-16' timber stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Valley Street Bridge
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BNSF Valley Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #234)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over Valley Street (Old US Highway 10) in Hawley

Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928 using a span fabricated 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Valley Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge
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CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-128)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek

Significance:

Local