Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Plato)
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TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Plato)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-178)

This standard deck plate girder is the eastern crossing of Buffalo Creek

Plato, McLeod County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Watonwan River Bridge
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UP Watonwan River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #519)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over the Watonwan River west of Madelia

Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Watonwan River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
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CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Columbia Parkway at 35th Avenue Northeast

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Columbia Parkway

Significance:

Local

TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Hector)
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TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Hector)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-202)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek on the east side of Hector

Hector, Renville County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using a secondhand girder fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Crown Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Crown Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #556 1/2)

This deck plate girder and trestle bridge crosses Crown Avenue west of Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crown Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Crooked Creek Bridge
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CPKC Crooked Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #K-616)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Crooked Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 26

Reno, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 2008 using secondhand parts

fabricated c. 1910 by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder, 2-60' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crooked Creek

Significance:

Local

DM&E Bridge #M-249
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DM&E Bridge #M-249

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-249)

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway on the west side of Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

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

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local

CPKC Wolf Creek Bridge (Austin)
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CPKC Wolf Creek Bridge (Austin)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-178)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Wolf Creek north of Austin

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC S. Fork Whitewater River Bridge #2
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CPKC S. Fork Whitewater River Bridge #2

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-94)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork Whitewater River in Eyota

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whitewater River

Significance:

Local

DWP Trail - Kingsbury Creek Arch
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DWP Trail - Kingsbury Creek Arch

This stone arch bridge is one of two similar structures behind the Lake Superior Zoo

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Duluth

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Kingsbury Creek

Significance:

Local