Railroad Bridges in Minnesota



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UP Porter Creek Bridge

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UP Porter Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #42)

This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design: 47' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek

Significance:

Local

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

by

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

Root River Trail Bridge

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Root River Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-188)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Root River utilizing a standard design

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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

Design: 135' Pratt through truss and trestle

Pratt through truss bridge over Root River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #56.18

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UP Bridge #56.18

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

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

Design: 50' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local

Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge

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Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0.1)

This deck girder bridge has been reused to carry the Bruce Vento Nature Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1893 and 1880

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 2-29' deck plate girder and 18' steel stringer

Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Moderate