This deck plate girder bridge crosses Maple Creek in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1897

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Oak Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River near Morehouse Park

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
5-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge is the third crossing of the Straight River along the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Straight River in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-62' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935 and 1968

by

St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over School Street on the east side of Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over School Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Riverside Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Riverside Avenue

Significance: