Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

NRL Sauk River Bridge
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NRL Sauk River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge is the easternmost crossing of the Sauk River on the former St. Cloud-Moorhead line

St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Northern Lines Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-55' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Valley Street Bridge
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BNSF Valley Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #234)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over Valley Street (Old US Highway 10) in Hawley

Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928 using a span fabricated 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Valley Street

Significance:

Local

MNN Wild Rice River Bridge
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MNN Wild Rice River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #29.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Wild Rice River along US Highway 75 north of Hendrum

Hendrum, Norman County, Minnesota

Owner: Halsted Municipal Utilities

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-80' and 4-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wild Rice River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #528
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CPKC Bridge #528

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #528)

This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a secondhand span fabricated 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway

Significance:

Local

CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge

This standard steel stringer crosses Arlington Avenue near Soo Line Junction

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1953

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arlington Avenue

Significance:

Local

MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
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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:

Local

Gateway State Trail - I-35E Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - I-35E Bridge

(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #6512)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Gateway State Trail over I-35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1960

by

Paper, Calmenson & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ashbach Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

Local

Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch
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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

by

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

Stone Arch Bridge
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Stone Arch Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #U9.9)

The iconic Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1883 and 1962

by

Edward Darragh and Unknown

for

Minneapolis Union Railway

Design:
21 span stone arch and Warren deck truss

Description:
Landmark stone arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

National

CPKC Victoria Street Bridge
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CPKC Victoria Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-310)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Victoria Street near Interstate 35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1887 and rehabilitated 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-41', 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Victoria Street

Significance:

Moderate