Rochester once had two railroads, a Chicago & North Western line and a Chicago Great Western line. Today, the C&NW is operated by CPKC, while the CGW is abandoned.

Random Bridges

CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge

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CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-128)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)

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CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-126)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Zumbro River next to Silver Lake Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-74' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River

Significance:

Local