This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Crow Wing River east of Motley

Motley, Morrison County, Minnesota to Cass County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
3-100' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow Wing River

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss carries the Soo Line Trail across the Mississippi River below the Blanchard Dam

Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1908

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
5-130' riveted warren deck truss

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This unique girder bridge appears to have been constructed of secondhand spans

Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
Through and deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 10 and BNSF Railway

Significance:

This mismatched Pratt and Warren through truss bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway line across the Mississippi River near 1st Street in Little Falls

Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1891 and 1974 Using a Span Fabricated c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway and Burlington Northern Railroad

Design:
160' Pratt through truss and 160' Warren through truss

Description:
Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: