Railroad Bridges in Clay CountyMinnesota

Clay County is located in northwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Moorhead.
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Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge
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Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge

(Fratt Bridge)

This unusual telescoping through truss lift bridge once carried two decks of traffic across the Missouri River

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri to North Kansas City, Clay county, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and James O'Connor & Son of Kansas City, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Bridge & Terminal Railroad

Design: 428' telescoping Baltimore through truss and 2-428' Baltimore through trusses

Telescoping through truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

National

Fargo Railroad Bridge (North)
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Fargo Railroad Bridge (North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #22.8)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Red River of the North between Fargo and Moorhead

Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota to Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 2-98' through plate girders, 1-32', 12-49', 1-64' deck plate girders and 10-16' concrete slabs

Through plate girder bridge over Red River of the North

Significance:

Moderate

Fargo Railroad Bridge (South)
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Fargo Railroad Bridge (South)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #6)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over the Red River of the North between Fargo and Moorhead

Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota to Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 1-92' and 1-83' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Through plate girder bridge over Red River of the North

Significance:

Local

Second Hannibal Bridge
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Second Hannibal Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #224.89)

This large through truss swing bridge crosses the Missouri River downstream of the Broadway Bridge

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri to North Kansas City, Clay county, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 450' through truss swing span, 2-330' Baltimore through trusses and through plate girder

Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High