Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335

This abandoned stone arch once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Lime Valley Creek next to County Road 5

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Lime Valley Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Le Sueur Creek Bridge
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UP Le Sueur Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #308)

This unique double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Le Sueur Creek on the north side of Le Sueur

Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1899 using trusses fabricated 1881

by

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York and unknown

by

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-84' double barreled double intersection Warren pony trusses

Description:
Double barreled double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Le Sueur Creek

Significance:

High

DM&E Oak Avenue Bridge
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DM&E Oak Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215 1/2)

This deck plate girder once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Oak Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

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

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Lake Washington Bridge
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BNSF Lake Washington Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #67.5)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Washington Creek west of Dassel

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-80', 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Creek

Significance:

Local

Camden Place Railroad Bridge
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Camden Place Railroad Bridge

This large Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Mississippi River near 42nd Avenue

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1936

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newmann & Hay of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
Warren deck truss, deck plate girder and through plate girder

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

UP Sand Creek Bridge #3
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UP Sand Creek Bridge #3

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #40)

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek south of Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' concrete encased through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Moderate

C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge
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C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #610)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Cottonwood River east of Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Detroit Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge

This unique through and deck plate girder bridge carries a railroad yard over 15th Avenue Southeast near the University of Minnesota campus

Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919 and 1921

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (north tracks); 54' deck plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (south tracks)

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 15th Avenue Southeast

Significance:

Local

TC&W County 36 Bridge
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TC&W County 36 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-494 2/3)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over County Road 36 on the east side of Cologne

Cologne, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
28' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 36 (Old US Highway 212)

Significance:

Local

Pine City Railroad Bridge
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Pine City Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #62)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Snake River in Pine City

Pine City, Pine County, Minnesota

Owner: St. Croix Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
92' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Snake River

Significance:

Local