Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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BNSF Redwood River Bridge #5
BNSF Redwood River Bridge #5
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #72.6)
This deck plate girder viaduct is one of several across the Redwood River along this line
Russell, Lyon County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Redwood River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
UP Sand Creek Bridge #8
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #33)
This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1944
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
2-43' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek
Significance:
MNNR Edgerton Street Bridge
MNNR Edgerton Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Edgerton Street south of Centerville Road
Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1949
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
50' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Edgerton Street
Significance:
S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)
This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.
Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status:
Built 1882 and relocated here 1906
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
140' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River
Significance:
TC&W Culvert #O-1457
TC&W Culvert #O-1457
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-1457)
This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed creek along Pioneer Trail in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch
Significance:
BNSF Leaf River Bridge
BNSF Leaf River Bridge
This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Staples Subdivision over the Leaf River
Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1906
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-70' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River
Significance:
CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge
CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge
This through plate girder bridge is the last remaining bridge at this location
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1900
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and steel stringer approaches
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plymouth Avenue
Significance:
CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)
CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-274)
This massive Warren pony truss replaced an older through truss in the early 1930s
Medford, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
135' riveted Warren pony truss
Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Straight River
Significance:
UP Straight River Bridge #4
UP Straight River Bridge #4
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2841)
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:
Abandoned S. Fork Root River Bridge
Abandoned S. Fork Root River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-80)
This through plate girder bridge now carries a farm access driveway across the S. Fork Root River
Houston, Houston County, Minnesota
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Open to Private Traffic
Built 1895
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
at Bridge #I-646; Galt, Missouri and relocated here 1928 by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
85' "C-4" through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Root River
Significance: