, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Minnesota Highway 100 Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Bridge #O-460 4/5)

This steel stringer bridge was one of the earliest freeway grade separations in the United States

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway and Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1936

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-53' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 100

Significance:

Local

Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-460 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Dean Parkway

Significance:

Local

Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #33.1)

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two once connected bridges which carried the Great Northern Railway across the Minnesota River at Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
144' riveted Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River overflow

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF East Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893 and 1924

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-76' twinned deck plate girder spans

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Local

MPL Redwood River Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #59)

This skewed Warren through truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the station of North Redwood

Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
121' skewed Warren through truss and trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Moderate

Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #117.5)

This steel stringer bridge once crossed Minnesota Highway 27 east of Osakis

Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1939

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-42' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 27

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Keller Lake Bridge

This concrete arch bridge crosses the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

Significance:

Local

CPKC Viking Drive Bridge

(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5414)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Viking Drive west of Interstate 35E

Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
57' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Viking Drive

Significance:

Local

Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)

This concrete arch bridge crosses an abandoned alignment of East Shore Drive

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1908

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned East Shore Drive

Significance:

Local

CPKC Nevens Avenue Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Nevens Avenue west of Annandale

Annandale, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Nevens Avenue

Significance:

Local