Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

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

Owatonna Railroad Crossing
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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

by

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

CN Cloquet River Bridge
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CN Cloquet River Bridge

This Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Cloquet River along Center Line Road

Burnett, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad

Design:
170' Warren deck truss and 5 span deck plate girder

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Cloquet River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Grand Marais Creek Bridge
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BNSF Grand Marais Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #95.1)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Grand Marais Creek alongside US Highway 2

Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Grand Marais Slough

Significance:

Local

CN Cedar River Bridge (Lyle)
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CN Cedar River Bridge (Lyle)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #C78.8)

This large Baltimore through truss bridge contains numerous interesting features

Lyle, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago and G.H. Scribner of Chicago

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
192' pin-connected Baltimore through truss and trestle

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Maple Creek Bridge (Owatonna)
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CPKC Maple Creek Bridge (Owatonna)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-266)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Maple Creek in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1897

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

Local

DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge
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DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #K-700)

This through plate girder bridge once crossed the backwaters of the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26.

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (final owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1928

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
85' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Replaced through plate girder bridge over Root River Backwater

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #134.66
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UP Bridge #134.66

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #553)

This small deck plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Soo Line Trail - Kettle River Bridge (South)
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Soo Line Trail - Kettle River Bridge (South)

This large Warren deck truss viaduct crosses the Kettle River near Sturgeon Lake

Sturgeon Lake, Pine County, Minnesota

Owner: Pine County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1909 and c. 1960

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
98' Warren deck truss, deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Warren deck truss viaduct over Kettle River

Significance:

Regional

La Crescent Swing Bridge
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La Crescent Swing Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-4)

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad mainline across the main channel of the Mississippi River at La Crescent

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
360' Pratt through truss swing span, 250' Parker through truss, 2-164' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High