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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CPKC US-14 Bridge (Eyota)
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CPKC US-14 Bridge (Eyota)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-101 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Highway 14 west of Eyota

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-44' and 1-38' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 14

Significance:

Local

S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
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S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)

This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status:

Built 1882 and relocated here 1906

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

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

Design: 140' Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

Regional

Root River Trail Bridge
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Root River Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-188)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Root River utilizing a standard design

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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

Design: 135' Pratt through truss and trestle

Pratt through truss bridge over Root River

Significance:

Moderate

Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge
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Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11)

This unique skewed through girder bridge carries the Brown's Creek State Trail across

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

and relocated here 1967 by

Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 82' through plate girder and trestle

Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 95

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W Oak Street Bridge
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TC&W Oak Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-216N)

This timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Oak Street in Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1950

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 24' timber stringer

Timber stringer bridge over Oak Street

Significance:

None