East St. Cloud once had mainlines of both the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern. Today, the NP is the BNSF Staples Subdivision, while the GN is partially operated by BNSF, with the remainder abandoned.
Random Bridges
BNSF MN-23 Bridge
BNSF MN-23 Bridge
This steel stringer bridge features a decorative design typical of early highway grade separations
East St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1958
by
Unknown and Walter D. Giertsen Company of Golden Valley, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2 span steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 23
Significance:
St. Cloud Railroad Bridge
St. Cloud Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #74.2)
This large Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota to East St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1892 and strengthened 1922
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-172' and 2-170' reinforced Pratt deck trusses
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
