This iconic deck plate girder bridge carries the Red Jacket Trail over the Le Sueur River near Rapidan

Rapidan, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Blue Earth County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Le Sueur River and County Road 1

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the north side of Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

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:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson

Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail across an unnamed ravine on the north side of Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over the Little Cottonwood River near Cambria

Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York and unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River

Significance:

This skewed Pratt through truss bridge carries the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the Maple River near Good Thunder

Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using a span fabricated 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert once carried the northern leg of a Chicago & North Western Railway wye over a ravine

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Deteriorating

Built 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine

Significance:

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: