Railroad Bridges in Brown CountyMinnesota


Brown County is located in south central Minnesota, along the Minnesota River. The largest city is New Ulm.

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C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge

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C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #610)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Cottonwood River east of Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

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American Bridge Company of New York (Detroit Plant)

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)

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CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 6th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 24' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over 6th Street North

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #444

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CPKC Bridge #444

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #444)

This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 28' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge

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CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #502)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Coal Mine Creek between Springfield and Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 3 span deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Mine Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)

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CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1703)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Cottonwood River and was fabricated by a relatively obscure builder

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 1-157', 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

Regional