Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC MN-7 Bridge
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CPKC MN-7 Bridge

(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5199)

This standard through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
85' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7

Significance:

Local

CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge
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CPKC Coal Mine Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #502)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Coal Mine Creek between Springfield and Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Mine Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #56.18
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UP Bridge #56.18

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local

Robert Street Lift Bridge
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Robert Street Lift Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Bridge #424.50)

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

Omaha Bridge #15
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Omaha Bridge #15

(Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Bridge #15)

This unique bobtail Pratt through truss swing bridge was jointly built between the Omaha Road and the Milwaukee Road to cross the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and A. Guthrie & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
239' bobtail Pratt through truss swing span and 1-90', 1-100', 6-80' and 1-70' deck plate girders

Description:
Bobtail Pratt through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

OTVR I-94 Bridge
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OTVR I-94 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is a good example of an early Interstate grade separation

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1961

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and John Dieseth Company of Fergus Falls, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
4 span skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 94

Significance:

Local

TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert
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TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-482)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek) in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14'x8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek)

Significance:

Minimal

Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge

This attractive steel stringer and concrete slab bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and C.F. Sculley Equipment Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and 2-11' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #7
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UP Straight River Bridge #7

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2979)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River near the River Bend Nature Center

Faribault, Rice 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:
3-44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local

RCP&E County Ditch #14 Bridge
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RCP&E County Ditch #14 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1359)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Lincoln County Ditch #14 east of Tyler

Tyler, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln County Ditch #14

Significance:

Local