Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Dakota Park Rail Crossing
Dakota Park Rail Crossing
This through plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern across the Great Northern Railway
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1915
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
Through plate girder and pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on CPKC
Significance:
Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge
Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #22)
This small deck girder bridge once was connected to a larger bridge and now serves as an entrance to Carver Riverside Park
Carver, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Carver
Status: Preserved as a display
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street
Significance:
MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
This steel stringer bridge carries the Minnesota Commercial Railroad over Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Unknown and Dunnigan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Minnesota Transfer Railway
Design:
1-50' and 2-18' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue
Significance:
Alborn Trail Bridge
Alborn Trail Bridge
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A1B)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the BNSF Railway at Alborn
Alborn, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Design:
3-36' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Alborn Junction Road and BNSF Railway
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BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #53.3)
This steel stringer bridge crosses 10th Avenue in Howard Lake
Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-40' and 2-20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue
Significance:
New Duluth Railroad Crossing
New Duluth Railroad Crossing
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #13A)
This deck plate girder bridge was constructed to cross the Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway
Design:
7 span deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over BNSF Railway
Significance:
CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216 1/8)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1935 and 1968
by
St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive
Significance:
Soo Line Albany Trestle
Soo Line Albany Trestle
This large trestle bridge contains various steel spans that carry the former Soo Line Brooten Route across Interstate 94, County Road 57 and the Lake Wobegon Trail west of Albany
Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Stearns County
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built ca. 1940 and 1956
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
4-60' and 1-43' deck plate girders, 35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck girder and trestle bridge over Interstate 94, County Road 157 and Lake Wobegon Trail
Significance:
BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #4.1)
This attractive concrete arch bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Lexington Parkway near Como Park in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1908
by
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
50' closed spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lexington Parkway
Significance:
BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8
BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #63.7)
This steel stringer bridge was built as part of a flood control project
Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1962
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
4 span steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Redwood River
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