Railroad Bridges in Minnesota
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Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design: 52' deck plate girder
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek
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Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
This Pratt through truss bridge has been moved twice and is the centerpiece bridge of the Luce Line State Trail
Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1885 by unknown at Pearl, Illinois and installed here 1913
by the
Electric Short Line Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 130' pin-connected Pratt through truss
Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Boulevard (Former US Highway 12)
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Central Lakes Trail - MN-78 Bridge
Central Lakes Trail - MN-78 Bridge
This 1960s through plate girder bridge crosses Minnesota Highway 78
Ashby, Grant County, Minnesota
Owner: Grant County
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1967
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway
Design: 3 span skewed through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 78
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CN 108th Avenue Bridge
CN 108th Avenue Bridge
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #SL10B)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Canadian National across 108th Avenue
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Spirit Lake Transfer Railway
Design: 5 span deck plate girder viaduct
Deck plate girder bridge over 108th Avenue
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CPKC Bridge #M-104
CPKC Bridge #M-104
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-104)
This late example of a stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway and unnamed creek alongside US Highway 14 between Eyota and Rochester
Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 24' stone arch
Stone arch bridge over private driveway and unnamed creek
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