At St. Cloud, it connected to an existing mainline towards Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The line would be sold to the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway in 1883, who began their empire in Minnesota.
At the same time, the Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota continued from Hinckley and built into Superior, Wisconsin.
In 1890, both these companies would be consolidated into the Great Northern Railroad, a significant system in the northern states.
However, the portion from St. Cloud to Hinckley would become a major way to get goods to the Twin Ports from South Dakota and Iowa.
In 1970, the Great Northern merged with rival Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to form Burlington Northern.
In 1983, Burlington Northern abandoned a 45 mile section of track. Most of this road bed was sold to private owners, except for a section near Milaca.
In 1996, the Burlington Northern merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to form BNSF Railway, who sold a portion from Brook Park to Mora to the St. Croix Valley Railroad.
In 2003, the Brook Park to Mora section was abandoned because of unsafe conditions at the Mud Creek Bridge near Quamba.
Today, the short stubs that remain include the Hinckley to Brook Park section, as well as a short section owned by Northern Lines in St. Cloud.
06/26/21
Located between Milaca and Bock, this small stone arch culvert crosses Bogus Brook.
Built in 1892, the bridge consists of a single span stone arch. This bridge likely replaced an older wooden bridge.
When the structure was abandoned, ownership returned to surrounding landowners. This has effectively destroyed any possibility of this arch returning being used for public use,
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition. Like many stone arches, this structure was built to last and has effectively survived over 100 years since construction.
The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be seen from public right of way.