Railroad Bridges in Carver CountyMinnesota


Carver County is located along the Minnesota River in the southwest Twin Cities Metro. The seat and largest city are both Chaska.

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Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge

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Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #17)

This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of East Chaska Creek in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Removed

Built 1956

by

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 4 span timber pile trestle

Lost timber pile trestle bridge over East Chaska Creek

Significance:

Minimal

Abandoned Old West Chaska Creek Bridge

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Abandoned Old West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #18)

This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of West Chaska Creek in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Removed

Built 1956

by

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 5 span timber pile trestle

Lost timber pile bridge over old channel of West Chaska Creek

Significance:

Minimal

C&NW MN-101 Bridge

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C&NW MN-101 Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #12)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnesota Highway 101 south of Chanhassen

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1902

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Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design: 24' deck plate girder

Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 101

Significance:

Local

Carver High Trestle

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Carver High Trestle

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-126)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Spring Creek and Broadway Street on the north side of Carver

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed

Built 1936 using spans fabricated c. 1900

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: Deck plate girder and trestle viaduct

Lost deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek and Broadway Street

Significance:

Moderate

Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

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Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #22)

This small deck girder bridge once was connected to a larger bridge and now serves as an entrance to Carver Riverside Park

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Carver

Status: Preserved as a display

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design: 32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local