Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
Random Bridges
BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)
BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (North)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.6)
This deck plate girder and slab bridge crosses Monroe Street Northeast
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-30' deck plate girder, 2-15' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder and slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast
Significance:
BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge
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:
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:
TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2
TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1459 1/2)
This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch along Pioneer Trail in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch
Significance:
UP Bridge #50.98
UP Bridge #50.98
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #245)
This small stone arch bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek in Blakeley.
Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1879
by
Unknown
for
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Replaced stone arch bridge across Unnamed Creek
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #M-104
CPKC Bridge #M-104
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-104)
This late example of a stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway and unnamed creek alongside US Highway 14 between Eyota and Rochester
Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over private driveway and unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF Redwood River Bridge #1
BNSF Redwood River Bridge #1
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #81.9)
This large deck plate girder bridge sits high above the Redwood River
Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Redwood River
Significance:
Westminster Junction Tunnel #4
Westminster Junction Tunnel #4
This concrete slab and brick lined stone arch tunnel is the northwest of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1885 and reconstructed 1922
by
Winston Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
30' concrete slab and stone arch tunnel
Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway
Significance:
Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge
Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.9)
This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge crosses the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1893, 1924 and 1963
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
171' riveted Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder
Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
TC&W Oak Street Bridge
TC&W Oak Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-216N)
This timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Oak Street in Granite Falls
Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built ca. 1950
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
24' timber stringer
Description:
Timber stringer bridge over Oak Street
Significance: