Railroad Bridges in Minnesota
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BNSF Lake Washington Bridge
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
by
Unknown
for
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)
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
by
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
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
by
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
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
by
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
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
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
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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