Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Moose Lake Railroad Crossing
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Moose Lake Railroad Crossing

This through girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries the Soo Line Trail over the Willard Munger Trail and County Road 61 in Moose Lake

Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota

Owner: Carlton County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1915 and 1940

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder, 30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road 61 and Willard Munger Trail

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
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CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Cambridge Street

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cambridge Street

Significance:

Minimal

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

UP Straight River Bridge #3
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UP Straight River Bridge #3

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2824)

This deck plate girder bridge is the third crossing of the Straight River along the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local

Third Avenue Bridge
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Third Avenue Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge crosses the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

City of Minneapolis and Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

Design:
8 span open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert
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BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.59)

This small stone arch culvert carries former Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway mainlines over the Trout Brook Sewer near 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1862, 1881, 1886 and 1889

by

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Trout Brook Sewer

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Bridge #M-1644
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CPKC Bridge #M-1644

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1644)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson

Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)
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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-234)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1904 and widened 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)
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IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)

This small skewed stone arch culvert crosses Spring Street near River Street

Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Minnesota

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1886

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
10' skew stone arch

Description:
Skew stone arch culvert over Spring Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Fremont Street Bridge
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CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

Local