Railroad Bridges in Wright CountyMinnesota


Wright County is located just west of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The seat is Buffalo, while the largest city is Otsego.

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BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)

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BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #53.3)

This steel stringer bridge crosses 10th Avenue in Howard Lake

Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 1-40' and 2-20' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF County Road 8 Bridge

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BNSF County Road 8 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #48.3)

This concrete slab bridge once crossed County Road 8 in Waverly

Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1921

by

Great Northern Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 4-16' concrete slab

Lost concrete slab bridge over County Road 8

Significance:

Local

BNSF Crow River Bridge

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BNSF Crow River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #23.3)

This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Crow River just upstream of Interstate 94

Rogers, Hennepin County, Minnesota to St. Michael, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 150' riveted Warren through truss and deck girder

Warren through truss bridge over Crow River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Gowan Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Gowan Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #50.3)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Twelvemile Creek and Gowan Avenue west of Waverly

Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 2-60' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Twelvemile Creek and Gowan Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Old US-12 Bridge

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BNSF Old US-12 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #43.8)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses a former alignment of US Highway 12

Montrose, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 3 span deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over former US Highway 12

Significance:

Local