Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

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

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #12)

This Warren pony truss carries a former Great Northern Railway branch line high above the Clearwater River and Bridge Street in Red Lake Falls

Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Red Lake Falls

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1929 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
96' riveted Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

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

Significance:

Moderate

PGR 7th Street Bridge
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PGR 7th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-284)

This through girder bridge crosses 7th Street and has been painted an attractive blue

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1908

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-29' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 7th Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Ogilvie Stone Arch
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Abandoned Ogilvie Stone Arch

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23.

Ogilvie, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1901

by

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)
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BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #34.4)

This steel stringer bridge once carried a Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 212 in Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-32' and 2-27' steel stringers

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over US Highway 212

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

Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge
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Brown's Creek State Trail - MN-95 Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11)

This unique skewed through girder bridge carries the Brown's Creek State Trail across

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

and relocated here 1967 by

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
82' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 95

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #9
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CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #9

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-24)

This through plate girder bridge is the ninth crossing of Garvin Brook along the former Chicago & North Western Railway

Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' through plate girder and 2-23' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook

Significance:

Local

NSSR Tischer Creek Bridge
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NSSR Tischer Creek Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #4B)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Tischer Creek near London Road

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: St. Louis County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad

Design:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Tischer Creek

Significance:

Local

McKnight Road Overpass
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McKnight Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-484)

This iron through girder bridge was moved twice before being reused as a roadway overpass in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all traffic

Fabricated 1883 and erected 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through Plate Girder Bridge over Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Significance:

Regional

UP Wolf Creek Arch
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UP Wolf Creek Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-296)

This stone and brich arch bridge features an attractive design

Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x18' stone and brick arch

Description:
Stone and brick arch over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local