BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Ortonville)

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BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Ortonville)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-260)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway over the Minnesota River near the South Dakota state line in Ortonville

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Local

UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Waterloo)

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UP Elkhorn River Bridge (Waterloo)

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #23.86)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Elkhorn River in Waterloo

Waterloo, Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use; Replacement Bridge Under Construction

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
163' Pratt through truss and 10-65' through plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Elkhorn River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Spring Street Bridge

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BNSF Spring Street Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #9.9)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Spring Street near Central Avenue

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-25' concrete encased beam and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Spring Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

UP Addison-Lincoln Bridge

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UP Addison-Lincoln Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 1/2)

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5 span flared through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #M-1644

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CPKC Bridge #M-1644

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1644)

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:

Local

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