Railroad Bridges in Dakota CountyMinnesota

Dakota County is located along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in the southeast Twin Cities Metro. The largest city is Lakeville, while the seat is Hastings.
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Inver Grove Heights)
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Inver Grove Heights)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-326 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Minnesota Highway 3 in Inver Grove Heights

Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1921

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Unknown

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

Design: 44' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Robert Trail (Minnesota Highway 3)

Significance:

Local

Sibley's Ferry Stone Arch
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Sibley's Ferry Stone Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-369)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an old road to Sibley's Ferry in Mendota

Mendota, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1865

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minnesota Central Railway

Design: 18' stone arch

Stone arch bridge across Sibley's Ferry Trail

Significance:

Regional

South St. Paul Swing Bridge
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South St. Paul Swing Bridge

(St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Bridge)

This swing bridge was originally built for the St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway in 1910 and has been upgraded since

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota to South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1910 and 1956

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

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Railroad/Original Owner: St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway and Chicago Great Western Railway

Design: Through truss swing bridge and deck plate girder

Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

UP 275th Street Bridge
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UP 275th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-314 2/3)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 275th Street in Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1930

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Unknown

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

Design: 25' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over 275th Street

Significance:

Local

Vermillion River Trail Bridge
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Vermillion River Trail Bridge

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

This deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad high above Vermillion Falls

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Hastings

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1896

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American Bridge Works of Chicago

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

Design: 3 span deck plate girder viaduct

Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

Moderate