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This Pratt through truss bridge now carries a road over Lyon Creek south of Junction City
Junction City, Geary County, Kansas
Owner: Geary County
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1895
by
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
for
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway
Design:
130' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Lyon Creek
Significance:
This concrete slab bridge crosses 147th Street east of Milbank
Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
43' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 147th Street
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge once crossed the backwaters of the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26.
La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota
Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (final owner)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1928
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
85' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Replaced through plate girder bridge over Root River Backwater
Significance:
This large Warren deck truss carries the Soo Line Trail across the Mississippi River below the Blanchard Dam
Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota
Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1908
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
5-130' riveted warren deck truss
Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail
Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1914
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel
Significance:
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