Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

UP Shell Rock River Bridge (Glenville)
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UP Shell Rock River Bridge (Glenville)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2440)

This standard deck plate girder crosses the Shell Rock River alongside US Highway 65

Glenville, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Middle)
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BNSF Pomme de Terre River Bridge (Middle)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #21.6)

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle BNSF crossing of the Pomme de Terre River in Appleton

Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-60', 4-48' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pomme de Terre River

Significance:

Local

UP Straight River Bridge #5
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UP Straight River Bridge #5

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2875)

This large Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Straight River between Clinton Falls and Owatonna

Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
114' Warren deck truss and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC County 45 Bridge
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CPKC County 45 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-280 1/4)

This steel stringer bridge crosses County Road 45 alongside Interstate 35

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer bridge

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 45 (Former US-65)

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Redwood River Bridge
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RCP&E Redwood River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1341)

This double intersection lattice deck truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the ghost town of Burchard

Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' riveted Double intersection Warren deck truss and deck girder

Description:
Double intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Regional

Soo 37th Avenue Bridge
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Soo 37th Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge once crossed 37th Avenue at Onetoa Street in Duluth

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway

Status: Removed

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
44' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Lost through plate girder bridge over 37th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Maryland Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Maryland Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3)

This concrete encased beam bridge uses decorative features typically seen on depression-era grade separation structures

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Maryland Avenue

Significance:

Local

Palisade Trail Bridge
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Palisade Trail Bridge

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Soo Line North Trail across the Mississippi River at Palisade

Palisade, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
115' Warren through truss, 2-75' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (South)
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Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #13)

This Warren pony truss carries a trail high above the Clearwater River

Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Red Lake Falls

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1930 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
96' riveted Warren pony truss and trestle

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Clearwater River and Bridge Street

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Bridge #M-290
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CPKC Bridge #M-290

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-290)

This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local