Marshall once had three railroads, including a Great Northern Railway main line and a pair of Chicago & North Western branch lines. Today, the GN is operated by BNSF Railway, while the C&NW lines have been abandoned.

BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8

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BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #63.7)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over a diversion channel of the Redwood River on the south side of Marshall

Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1962

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Minimal