Medford once had a pair of railroads, including a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway (Milwaukee Road) mainline, and a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline. Today, the Milwaukee Road is owned by CPKC and is out of service, while the Rock Island is owned by Union Pacific Railroad.

Random Bridges

CPKC 270th Street Bridge

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CPKC 270th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-276)

This small deck plate girder bridge appears to have been reused from another location

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota to Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1947 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 270th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)

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CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-274)

This massive Warren pony truss replaced an older through truss in the early 1930s

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
135' riveted Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Straight River Bridge #6

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UP Straight River Bridge #6

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2909)

This standard deck plate girder bridge is one of several similar structures across the Straight River

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local