Railroad Bridges in Minnesota



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BNSF Lake Washington Bridge

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BNSF Lake Washington Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #67.5)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Washington Creek west of Dassel

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 1-80', 2-60' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Creek

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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)

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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-234)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1904 and widened 1913

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

Design: 2-55' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

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CPKC Osceola Avenue Bridge

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CPKC Osceola Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-306)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Osceola Avenue near Interstate 35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

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Unknown

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

Design: 1-41' and 2-12' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Osceola Avenue

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UP Bridge #52.44

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UP Bridge #52.44

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #256)

This small deck 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 1902

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Unknown

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

Design: 30' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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MNN Wild Rice River Bridge

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MNN Wild Rice River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #29.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Wild Rice River along US Highway 75 north of Hendrum

Hendrum, Norman County, Minnesota

Owner: Halsted Municipal Utilities

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 1-80' and 4-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Wild Rice River

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