Railroad Bridges in North Dakota


North Dakota is a state located in the Upper Great Plains. The state has relatively few railroads compared to other Midwest states, mainly serving agricultural and oil industries.

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NPR Lake Ardoch Inlet Bridge

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NPR Lake Ardoch Inlet Bridge

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #J-363.48)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Lake Ardoch Inlet west of Ardoch

Ardoch, Walsh County, North Dakota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1953 using secondhand parts fabricated c. 1910

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

Design: 3-50' deck plate girders and steel stringer

Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Ardoch Inlet

Significance:

Local

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

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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 Pembina River Bridge (Walhalla)

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DN Pembina River Bridge (Walhalla)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #47.2)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Pembina River near Walhalla

Walhalla, Pembina County, North Dakota

Owner: Dakota Northern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 85' deck plate girder and trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Pembina River

Significance:

Local

Oslo Railroad Bridge

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Oslo Railroad Bridge

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #J-355.21)

This Warren through truss swing bridge crosses the Red River at Oslo

Oslo, Marshall County, Minnesota to Ardoch, Walsh County, North Dakota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

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

Design: 235' Warren through truss swing span, through girder and trestle

Warren through truss swing bridge over Red River of the North

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Heart River Bridge (West)

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BNSF Heart River Bridge (West)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3)

This Pratt through truss bridge is the western crossing of the Heart River near Mandan

Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

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McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 200' Pratt through truss and modular concrete girder

Pratt through truss bridge over Heart River

Significance:

Regional