Railroad Bridges in Steele CountyMinnesota
Steele County is located in south central Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Owatonna.
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Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing
Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2878)
This through plate girder bridge is located on a large fill near Clinton Falls
Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902
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Unknown
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Railroad/Original Owner: Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design: Through and deck plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over inactive Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
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CPKC 270th Street Bridge
CPKC 270th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-276)
This small deck plate girder bridge appears to have been reused from another location
Medford, Steele County, Minnesota to Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Closed to all traffic
Built 1947 using a span fabricated c. 1900
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Unknown
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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design: 25' twinned deck plate girder
Deck plate girder bridge over 270th Street
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CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge
CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-227)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 62nd Avenue west of Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa
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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Steel stringer bridge over 62nd Avenue
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CPKC Fremont Street Bridge
CPKC Fremont Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1939 and 1966
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American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design: 46' steel stringer
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road
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CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216 1/8)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1935 and 1968
by
St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown
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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive
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