Railroad Bridges in Minnesota
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UP Wolf Creek Arch
UP Wolf Creek Arch
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-296)
This stone and brich arch bridge features an attractive design
Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1896
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 18'x18' stone and brick arch
Stone and brick arch over Wolf Creek
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Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #W-184)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Upper Iowa River in Le Roy
Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1936 using spans fabricated 1903
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago Great Western Railway
Design: 6-50' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River
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CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5414)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Viking Drive (former Minnesota Highway 36) west of Interstate 35E in Little Canada
Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Unknown and J.P. Haley Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design: 57' deck plate girder
Deck plate girder bridge over Viking Drive
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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge
Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #34.78)
This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1986
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 80' through plate girder
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel
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BNSF East Channel Bridge
BNSF East Channel Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.1)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1893 and 1925
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway
Design: 3-75' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River
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