Railroad Bridges in North Dakota



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BNSF 9th Street Bridge (Bismarck)

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BNSF 9th Street Bridge (Bismarck)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #194)

This steel stringer bridge crosses 9th Street in Bismarck

Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 45' steel stringer and concrete slab

Steel stringer bridge over 9th Street

Significance:

Local

DN Tongue River Bridge

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DN Tongue River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.7)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Tongue River in Cavalier

Cavalier, Pembina County, North Dakota

Owner: Dakota Northern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899 at an unknown location

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 60' through plate girder and trestle

Through plate girder bridge over Tongue River

Significance:

Local

Bismarck Railroad Bridge

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Bismarck Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #196)

This iconic through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan

Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota to Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 3-400' Pennsylvania through trusses and 1-140' deck truss

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High

BNSF Cole Creek Bridge (Grand Forks)

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BNSF Cole Creek Bridge (Grand Forks)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #97.0)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Cole Creek on the west side of Grand Forks

Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1968

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 48' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over Cole Creek

Significance:

Minimal

NPR Forest River Bridge

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NPR Forest River Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses the Forest River near Forest River

Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design: 2-30' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Forest River

Significance:

Local