Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
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BNSF Broadway Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.2)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Broadway Street Northeast near I-35W

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girder, 2-19' concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Broadway Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

BNSF County 37 Bridge
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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:

Local

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

Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (North)
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Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #18)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a trail across the Red Lake River

Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Red Lake Falls

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built ca. 1930 using secondhand parts

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2 span deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Red lake River

Significance:

Local

UP Big Possum Creek Bridge
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UP Big Possum Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #253)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Big Possum Creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
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BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.9)

This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses 19th Avenue Northeast near Monroe Street

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast

Significance:

Local

OTVR Vine Street Bridge
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OTVR Vine Street Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #74.2)

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Vine and Laurel Streets

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and 2 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine and Laurel Streets

Significance:

Local

Douglas State Trail Bridge
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Douglas State Trail Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #R83)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River west of Oronoco

Oronoco, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
3-71' and 1-60' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River

Significance:

Moderate

Windom Railroad Bridge
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Windom Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the W. Fork Des Moines River in Windom

Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
157' and 100' riveted quadrangulat lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over W. Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge
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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:

Local