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 Ogilvie, this small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek parallel to Highway 23.
Built in 1901, the bridge features a standard stone arch design. These structures were most often used to cross small creeks and drainage areas.
Overall, the bridge remains in good to fair condition. Some deterioration has begun on the wing wall, but appears to be slow to advance.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.