Russell, Lyon County , Minnesota

Russell had a single Great Northern Railway mainline, now owned by BNSF Railway.

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BNSF Bridge #78.56
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BNSF Bridge #78.56

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #142)

This attractive stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23 west of Russell

Russell, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Downs & Sons of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Redwood River Bridge #5
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BNSF Redwood River Bridge #5

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #72.6)

This deck plate girder viaduct is one of several similar structures carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Redwood River near Russell

Russell, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-67' and 2-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Redwood River

Significance:

Local