- 1903: 59 miles completed from Glenwood to Ottertail, Minnesota by Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
- 1904: 206 miles completed from Ottertail to Noyes, Minnesota by Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
- 1961: MStP&SSM merged with Wisconsin Central Railway and Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway to form Soo Line Railroad
- 1984: Soo Line Corporation created by Canadian Pacific Railway as a holding company
- 1990: Soo Line Corporation is fully controlled by Canadian Pacific Railway
- 1990-Present: Canadian Pacific Railway operates this route as a mainline connecting to the Canadian railroad network
06/26/21
This basic deck girder bridge crosses the Wild Rice River just south of Mahnomen.
It was built in 1901 when the Soo Line built through the region. The original approaches were wooden trestle spans, and the piers were originally built of a wooden material.
In 1974, the approaches were replaced by the current I-Beam spans. The current substructures are constructed of concrete pile piers.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the age of the bridge.
The photo above is an overview.