Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge
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CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-270)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Lake Elysian Outlet west of Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Elysian Outlet

Significance:

Local

Minneopa Creek Stone Arch
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Minneopa Creek Stone Arch

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #430)

This unique stone arch carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline and Gadwall Road (County Road 69) over Minneopa Creek southwest of Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1879, 1905 and 1924

by

C. Strom; James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' stone arch (682' width)

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Minneopa Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge
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BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #170.1)

This small deck plate girder bridge once crossed Bluff Creek alongside US Highway 10

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899 and 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Bluff Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Johnson Street Bridge
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BNSF Johnson Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.8)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Johnson Street Northeast near I-35W

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-34' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Johnson Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #9
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UP Straight River Bridge #9

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3001)

This deck plate girder bridge consists of six spans and sits on attractive stonework

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
6-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Morris)
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BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Morris)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #154.4)

This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1953 to replace an older viaduct

Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1953

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme de Terre River

Significance:

Minimal

Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
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Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge has been moved twice and is the centerpiece bridge of the Luce Line State Trail

Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1885 by unknown at Pearl, Illinois and installed here 1913

by the

Electric Short Line Railway

Design:
130' pin-connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Boulevard (Former US Highway 12)

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #9
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CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #9

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-24)

This through plate girder bridge is the ninth crossing of Garvin Brook along the former Chicago & North Western Railway

Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1919

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' through plate girder and 2-23' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #93.20
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BNSF Bridge #93.20

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #93.2)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses a small stream on the northwest side of Fisher

Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1945

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-32', 2-24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Minimal

DM&E Bridge #M-249
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DM&E Bridge #M-249

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-249)

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway on the west side of Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local