Railroad Bridges in Chippewa CountyMinnesota

Chippewa County is located along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Montevideo.
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Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)
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Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #33.1)

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two once connected bridges which carried the Great Northern Railway across the Minnesota River at Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 144' riveted Warren through truss

Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River overflow

Significance:

Moderate

Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (South)
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Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #33.1)

This Warren through truss bridge is the southern of two once connected bridges which carried the Great Northern Railway across the Minnesota River at Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota to Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 2-144' riveted Warren through truss and through plate girder

Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge
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TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 160th Avenue west of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 22' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over 160th Avenue

Significance:

Local

TC&W Brafees Creek Bridge
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TC&W Brafees Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-228)

This small deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Brafees Creek in Wegdahl

Wegdahl, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

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

Design: 40' deck plate girder and 24' timber stringer

Deck plate girder bridge over Brafees Creek and Driveway

Significance:

Local

TC&W Bridge #O-242
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TC&W Bridge #O-242

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242)

This small timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1960

by

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 3-16' timber stringers

Timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

None