Railroad Bridges in Minnesota



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CPKC Mud Creek Arch

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CPKC Mud Creek Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-280)

This concrete and brick arch crosses Mud Creek alongside Interstate 35 south of Faribault

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1903

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 30' concrete and brick arch

Concrete and brick arch over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (South)

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Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #13)

This Warren pony truss carries a trail high above the Clearwater River

Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Red Lake Falls

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1930 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1915

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 96' riveted Warren pony truss and trestle

Warren pony truss bridge over Clearwater River and Bridge Street

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Johnson Street Bridge

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BNSF Johnson Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.8)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Johnson Street Northeast near I-35W

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 2-34' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Johnson Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Bogus Brook Arch

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Abandoned Bogus Brook Arch

This stone arch bridge crosses Bogus Brook alongside Minnesota Highway 23.

Bock, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1892

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St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 12' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over Bogus Brook

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #328

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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #328

This small stone arch culvert once carried the northern leg of a Chicago & North Western Railway wye over a ravine

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Deteriorating

Built 1886

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 9' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine

Significance:

Local