Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge
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TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-470)

This standard concrete arch bridge crosses Purgatory Creek

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)
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BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)

(Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge #9.9)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35W at the Johnson Street exit

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1973

by

Unknown

for

Burlington Northern Railroad

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over I-35W

Significance:

None

CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)
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CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-274)

This massive Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Straight River alongside County Road 45 north of Medford

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1940

by

Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
135' riveted Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Regional

Gateway State Trail - Keller Lake Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Keller Lake Bridge

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

Significance:

Local

CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Broadway Avenue at this location

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-65' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue

Significance:

Local

Lanesboro Trail Bridge (East)
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Lanesboro Trail Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-190)

This Pratt pony truss bridge features deck girder approaches which are exceptionally old.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1899, lengthened 1910 using secondhand spans fabricated 1883 and 1894

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Pratt pony truss, 2-66'4

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

High

Skunk Hollow Rail Crossing
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Skunk Hollow Rail Crossing

This through plate girder bridge crosses two railroads and a trail

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1912

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over railroads and trail

Significance:

Moderate

Abandoned S. Fork Root River Bridge
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Abandoned S. Fork Root River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-80)

This through plate girder bridge now carries a farm access driveway across the S. Fork Root River

Houston, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Open to Private Traffic

Built 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

at Bridge #I-646; Galt, Missouri and relocated here 1928 by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
85' "C-4" through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Root River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Middle River Bridge (Argyle)
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BNSF Middle River Bridge (Argyle)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #39.6)

This steel stringer bridge crosses the Middle River in Argyle

Argyle, Marshall County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1951 using secondhand components fabricated 1924 and 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-28' and 1-32' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Middle River

Significance:

Local

Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge
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Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11)

This unique skewed through girder bridge carries the Brown's Creek State Trail across

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

and relocated here 1967 by

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
82' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 95

Significance:

Moderate