Railroad Bridges in Minnesota

Minnesota is a state located in the Upper Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve agricultural, industrial and mining industries.
Map

Click county above to go county page, or search for bridges below

COUNTIES

CITIES

Random Bridges

BNSF Partridge River Bridge
Image name

BNSF Partridge River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #155)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Staples Subdivision over the Partridge River

Aldrich, Wadena County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901 and 1904

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 80' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Partridge River

Significance:

Local

UP Water Street Bridge (St. Paul)
Image name

UP Water Street Bridge (St. Paul)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #15 1/2)

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Water Street near the swing bridge across the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: 26' steel stringer and trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Water Street

Significance:

Local

Palisade Trail Bridge
Image name

Palisade Trail Bridge

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Soo Line North Trail across the Mississippi River at Palisade

Palisade, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

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

Design: 115' Warren through truss, 2-75' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert
Image name

BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.59)

This small stone arch culvert carries former Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway mainlines over the Trout Brook Sewer near 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1862, 1881, 1886 and 1889

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 10' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over Trout Brook Sewer

Significance:

Moderate

Ramsey Millpond Railroad Bridge
Image name

Ramsey Millpond Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-350)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Cedar River north of Austin

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County/Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1911 using a span fabricated 1887

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 2-102' Pratt through trusses

Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

High