, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

MPL Little Rock Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #38)

This standard timber pile trestle was filled in 2016

Fairfax, Renville County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Replaced by a box culvert

Built ca. 1950

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
5 span timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost timber pile trestle over Little Rock Creek

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC West Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-269)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway across West Street in Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1916

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Street

Significance:

Local

Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch

This stone arch bridge carries the Central Lakes Trail across the Chippewa River

Evanville, Douglas County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1888

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

UP Sand Creek Bridge #3

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #40)

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek south of Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' concrete encased through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Shell Rock River Bridge (Glenville)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2440)

This standard deck plate girder crosses the Shell Rock River alongside US Highway 65

Glenville, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

Local

TC&W Culvert #O-1457

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-1457)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed creek along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

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

UP Clark Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #290)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Clark Creek at Henderson Station

Henderson Station, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
58' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clark Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Spring Creek Bridge (Madelia)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #521)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Spring Creek southwest of Madelia

Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

Local