Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Leaf River Bridge
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BNSF Leaf River Bridge

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Staples Subdivision over the Leaf River

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-70' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River

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

CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge
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CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-462)

One track of this deck girder bridge was built using secondhand pieces

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1910 using secondhand pieces and widened 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #130.05
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UP Bridge #130.05

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #547)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek west of Butterfield

Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

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 unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)
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CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-126)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Zumbro River next to Silver Lake Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-74' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Redwood River Bridge #1
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BNSF Redwood River Bridge #1

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #81.9)

This deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Redwood River along Minnesota Highway 23 near Florence

Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-48' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Local

Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge
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Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11)

This unique skewed through girder bridge carries the Brown's Creek State Trail across

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

and relocated here 1967 by

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
82' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 95

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC MN-4 Bridge
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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

by

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

BNSF 730th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 730th Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #64.6)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses 730th Avenue just east of Dassel

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 730th Avenue

Significance:

Local

OTVR County 52 Bridge
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OTVR County 52 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1.2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over County Road 52 (former US Highway 52) northwest of Barnesville

Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-45' and 2-31' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 52 (former US Highway 52)

Significance:

Local