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 Dobbins Creek Bridge

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CPKC Dobbins Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-172)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Dobbins Creek south of Oakland Place

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

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Unknown

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

Design: 75' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Dobbins Creek

Significance:

Local

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)

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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #43.3)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway over the Yellow Medicine River in Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1913

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American Bridge Company of New York and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 4 span deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Middle)

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BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Middle)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #21.6)

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle BNSF crossing of the Pomme de Terre River in Appleton

Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 1-60', 4-48' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme de Terre River

Significance:

Local

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

Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)

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Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #54.2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23

Quamba, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Kanabec County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 72' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local