This through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1916

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer crosses a drainage ditch

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge utilizes a standard design to cross an unnamed creek

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge is a one lane crossing of Quentin Avenue

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic, funding secured for replacement

Built 1941

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber frame trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Quentin Avenue

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge uses a standard design to cross a small creek

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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

by

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:

This small steel stringer crosses an unnamed creek north of US Highway 169

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1948

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3-12' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek

Significance:

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:

This concrete slab bridge was typical of many grade separations throughout the United States

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Removed

Built 1926

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Lost concrete slab bridge over Lynn Avenue

Significance: