Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
Random Bridges
UP MN-93 Bridge
UP MN-93 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #317)
This shallow deck plate girder span carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street) in Le Sueur
Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1926 using spans fabricated c. 1895
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
36' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street)
Significance:
Glacial Lakes State Trail - Sauk River Bridge
Glacial Lakes State Trail - Sauk River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #13.5)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River in Cold Spring
Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1920
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #444
CPKC Bridge #444
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #444)
This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1909
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)
Significance:
CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge
CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge
This standard steel stringer crosses Arlington Avenue near Soo Line Junction
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1953
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arlington Avenue
Significance:
RCP&E County Ditch #14 Bridge
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:
BNSF County 37 Bridge
BNSF County 37 Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-258 1/2)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the original alignment of US Highway 12 in Ortonville
Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
27' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 37 (Old US-12)
Significance:
Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge
Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #3)
This through plate girder bridge now carries a trail over Minnesota Highway 7
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown
for
Minnesota Highway Department and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
89' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7
Significance:
Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge
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
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3-42' steel stringer
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 27
Significance:
Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge
Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-142)
This concrete deck girder bridge crosses the Little Cedar River alongside Minnesota Highway 56
Adams, Mower County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1910
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-30' concrete deck girder
Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over Little Cedar River
Significance:
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #981)
This Pratt through truss bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian bridge
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Minneapolis
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1901
by
Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and designed by Charles Frederick Lowrth
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
175' pin connected Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River
Significance: