Le Roy once had two railroads, including a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway (Milwaukee Road) mainline and a Chicago Great Western Railway mainline. Today, both have been abandoned, although short segments have been converted to trail use.
Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #W-184)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Upper Iowa River in Le Roy
Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1936 using spans fabricated 1903
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River
Significance:
