, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

RCPE Bridge 1391

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1391)

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed drainage ditch near Verdi

, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Rushford Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-138)

This through plate girder bridge was constructed in 1969 to replace an older pony truss bridge

Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1969

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
123' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rush Creek

Significance:

Minimal

DM&E 12th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442 3/4)

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over 12th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1911

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
31' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-13 Bridge

(Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Bridge #16.2)

This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses Minnesota Highway 13 and the Union Pacific Railroad in Savage

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1910 and 1939

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
35' through plate girder and 6 span steel stringer

Description:
Through girder and steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 13 and Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

Soo Line Junction Railroad Crossing

This unique skewed bridge features a rare pin-connected Warren through truss

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
174' skew pin-connected Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over BNSF Railway (Former Northern Pacific Railway)

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Sucker Creek Arch

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #58.68)

This small stone arch bridge crosses Sucker Creek on the east side of Cokato

Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitboa Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Sucker Creek

Significance:

Local

UP MN-93 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #317)

This shallow deck plate girder span carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street) in Le Sueur

Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926 using spans fabricated c. 1895

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street)

Significance:

Local