Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)
This concrete slab and stringer bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway over the Lake of the Isles Lagoon and Canal
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
Concrete slab and concrete stringer
Description:
Concrete slab and stringer bridge over Lake of the Isles Canal
Significance:
TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
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:
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #53.3)
This steel stringer bridge crosses 10th Avenue in Howard Lake
Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-40' and 2-20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue
Significance:
Abandoned S. Fork Root River Bridge
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:
Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge
Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-460 1/2)
This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1912
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
4 span concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Dean Parkway
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #33)
This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1944
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
2-43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek
Significance:
S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)
This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.
Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status:
Built 1882 and relocated here 1906
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
140' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #7
UP Sand Creek Bridge #7
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #34)
This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1944
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
2-43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek
Significance:
TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)
TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-236)
This through plate girder bridge is the western 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 1913 and 1958
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
4-40' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #9
UP Sand Creek Bridge #9
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #32)
This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1944
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
2-43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek
Significance: