Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota


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Random Bridges

Ivy Road Trail Bridge

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Ivy Road Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-224)

This deck plate girder bridge was built using secondhand spans

Preston, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1925 and 1943 using secondhand spans

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-30', 1-60' deck plate girder and 3-22' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ivy Road and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

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Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.6)

This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail

Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel

Significance:

Local

CPKC US-14 Bridge (Eyota)

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CPKC US-14 Bridge (Eyota)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-101 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Highway 14 west of Eyota

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-44' and 1-38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 14

Significance:

Local

UP Porter Creek Bridge

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UP Porter Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #42)

This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC I-90 Bridge (Austin)

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CPKC I-90 Bridge (Austin)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-174 3/4)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Interstate 90 on the north side of Austin

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge

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CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses the Minnesota Highway 7 service road

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
30' 4-ply steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 7 Service Road

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

Alborn Trail Bridge

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Alborn Trail Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A1B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the BNSF Railway at Alborn

Alborn, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad

Design:
3-36' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Alborn Junction Road and BNSF Railway

Significance:

Local

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

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