Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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BNSF Rosewood Avenue Bridge
BNSF Rosewood Avenue Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #62.4)
This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Rosewood Avenue west of Cokato
Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1929
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-20' concrete encased beam and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Rosewood Avenue
Significance:
Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel
Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel
This abandoned tunnel underneath Summit and Selby Avenues served streetcars of the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: City of St. Paul
Status: Abandoned and sealed off
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company
Design:
1472' concrete cut and cover tunnel
Description:
Abandoned tunnel underneath Summit Avenue
Significance:
TC&W Culvert #O-478
TC&W Culvert #O-478
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-478)
This standard concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over a pedestrian trail in Chanhassen
Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-12'x12' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over pedestrian trail
Significance:
BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)
BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.6)
This half through plate girder bridge crosses 4th Street and was later encased in concrete
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
47' concrete encased half through plate girder
Description:
Concrete encased half through plate girder bridge over 4th Street
Significance:
UP Okabena Creek Bridge
UP Okabena Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over Okabena Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 60
Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Okabena Creek
Significance:
BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)
BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #34.4)
This steel stringer bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway over US Highway 212 in Granite Falls
Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-32' and 2-27' steel stringers
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over US Highway 212
Significance:
BNSF Spring Street Bridge
BNSF Spring Street Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #9.9)
This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Spring Street near Central Avenue
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-25' concrete encased beam and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Spring Street Northeast
Significance:
RCP&E County Ditch #14 Bridge
RCP&E County Ditch #14 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1359)
This small steel stringer bridge crosses Lincoln County Ditch #14 east of Tyler
Tyler, Lincoln County, Minnesota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln County Ditch #14
Significance:
DM&E Oak Avenue Bridge
DM&E Oak Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215 1/2)
This deck plate girder once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Oak Avenue in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1894
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
33' deck plate girder
Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369
This small stone railtop culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a drainage ditch along Minnesota Highway 22 west of St. Peter
St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Owner: City of St. Peter
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1897
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
4'x6' stone railtop culvert
Description:
Stone railtop culvert over drainage ditch
Significance: