Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-286 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge features some decorative features typically seen on bridges from this era

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 3

Significance:

Local

Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge
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Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #22)

This small deck girder bridge once was connected to a larger bridge and now serves as an entrance to Carver Riverside Park

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Carver

Status: Preserved as a display

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch
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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #25.04)

This small concrete arch culvert crosses Purgatory Creek near Valley View Road in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 730th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 730th Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #64.6)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses 730th Avenue just east of Dassel

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 730th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Alexandria Rail Crossing
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Alexandria Rail Crossing

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Central Lakes Trail

Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Central Lakes Trail on Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Significance:

Local

NSSR Lester River Bridge
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NSSR Lester River Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #7A)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses high above the Lester River on the east end of Duluth

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: St. Louis County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and 1944

by

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

for

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad

Design:
100', 30' and 21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lester River

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369
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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369

This small stone railtop culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a drainage ditch along Minnesota Highway 22 west of St. Peter

St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Peter

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4'x6' stone railtop culvert

Description:
Stone railtop culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing
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Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2878)

This through plate girder bridge is located on a large fill near Clinton Falls

Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
Through and deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over inactive Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Significance:

Local

Crookston Railroad Bridge
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Crookston Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #82.0)

This Pratt through truss bridge is one of relatively few truss spans in Northern Minnesota

Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
185' pin connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Lake River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 300th Street Bridge
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UP 300th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #684 1/2)

This small through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over 300th Street (County Road 6)

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1952

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
35' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost through plate girder bridge over 300th Street

Significance:

Minimal