, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC 36th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-332 2/3)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses 36th Avenue South

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status:

Built 1913

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 36th Avenue South

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-13 Bridge

(Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Bridge #16.2)

This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses Minnesota Highway 13 and the Union Pacific Railroad in Savage

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1910 and 1939

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
35' through plate girder and 6 span steel stringer

Description:
Through girder and steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 13 and Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge

This concrete slab bridge crosses St. Anthony Parkway near Central Avenue

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1920

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over St. Anthony Parkway

Significance:

Local

CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #L-308)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35E south of St. Clair Avenue

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1966

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Maryland Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Maryland Avenue near Dale Street on the west side of St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1929

E.J. Dunnigan of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-39' concrete encased beams and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Maryland Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Ostrum Trail Bridge

This concrete arch bridge crosses Ostrum Trail near Marine on St. Croix

Marine on St. Croix, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
35' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Ostrum Trail

Significance:

Local

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 Credit River Bridge

(Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Bridge #16.9)

This deck girder bridge is located in the trees next to the Quentin Avenue Bridge

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1909

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Credit River

Significance:

Local

TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-236)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1958

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local