The line would eventually be double tracked. By 1909, the line was completely double tracked; and a bypass of Valley City provided for a direct route to the Pacific Coast.
The line connected several other lines, and served as the primary mainline through North Dakota.
By 1970, Northern Pacific merged with rival Great Northern; as well as the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to form Burlington Northern, who began operations of this line.
By 1996, BN would merge with Atchsion, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to form BNSF Railway. BNSF is the current owner of this line, naming it the Jamestown Subdivision.
The eastern end is still considered the K.O. Subdivision, another rather important line.
12/03/21
View a photo of the previous bridge.
This bridge is one of a two similar structures in Fargo/Moorhead which cross the Red River of the North (Red River).
The bridge was originally built in 1924 to replace a former through truss swing bridge, which had been built in 1897. This bridge was built with through girder spans and trestle.
To be built as a double tracked bridge, the old piers had to be widened. This was achieved by adding concrete parapets to the swing pier.
With the two main spans being through girders, they are supported by massive concrete piers.
The approaches to this bridge were rebuilt between 2009 and 2013, with a typical modular concrete box girder design.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.
| Upstream | Confluence of Otter Tail and Boix De Sioux Rivers |
| Downstream | Memorial Park Rail Bridge |