Railroad Bridges in Minnesota

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

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-138)

This through plate girder bridge was constructed in 1969 to replace an older pony truss bridge

Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1969

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Unknown

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

Design: 123' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Rush Creek

Significance:

Minimal

PGR MN-3 Bridge (Inver Grove Heights)
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Inver Grove Heights)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-326 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Minnesota Highway 3 in Inver Grove Heights

Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1921

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Unknown

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

Design: 44' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Robert Trail (Minnesota Highway 3)

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #8
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UP Straight River Bridge #8

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2991)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design: 4-44' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on the south side of Faribault

Significance:

Local

CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Broadway Avenue at this location

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

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Unknown

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

Design: 1-65' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue

Significance:

Local

TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)
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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-236)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1958

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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

Design: 4-40' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local