, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Wolverton Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #29.9)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over Wolverton Creek north of Comstock

Comstock, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1930

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-40', 2-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolverton Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #93.75

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #93.7)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses a drainage ditch alongside US Highway 2

Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Wild Rice River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge had steel stringer approaches added at a later date

Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1901

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder and 6-28' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wild Rice River

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #6

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2909)

This standard deck plate girder bridge is one of several similar structures across the Straight River

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local

Owatonna Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

TC&W Oak Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-216N)

This timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Oak Street in Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1950

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
24' timber stringer

Description:
Timber stringer bridge over Oak Street

Significance:

None

Third Avenue Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge crosses the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1917

Unknown

for

City of Minneapolis and Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

Design:
8 span open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

Lanesboro Trail Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-192)

This bridge is a rare example of a pin-connected Warren through truss

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1888 and relocated here 1910

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
135' pin-connected Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

High

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

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

CPKC MN-4 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #464 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Minnesota Highway 4 in downtown Sleepy Eye

Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1940

Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois and Megarry Brothers of St. Cloud, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-38' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 4

Significance:

Local