This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud

St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota to East St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1892 and strengthened 1922

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-172' and 2-170' reinforced Pratt deck trusses

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This partially removed through truss and deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Mississippi River at Winona

Winona, Winona County, Minnesota to Marshland, Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Owner: City of Winona

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1899, 1929 and 1941

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
356' Pratt through truss swing span and 33 span deck plate girder

Description:
Partially removed deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: