Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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DM&E 12th Street Bridge
DM&E 12th Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442 3/4)
This small steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over 12th Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
31' steel stringer
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over 12th Street
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CPKC Bridge #444
CPKC Bridge #444
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #444)
This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1909
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)
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C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge
C&NW Cottonwood River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #610)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Cottonwood River east of Sanborn
Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)
Status: Abandoned
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Detroit Plant)
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River
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Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)
Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #33.1)
This Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two once connected bridges which carried the Great Northern Railway across the Minnesota River at Granite Falls
Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
144' riveted Warren through truss
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River overflow
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CPKC Bridge #531
CPKC Bridge #531
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #531)
This small steel stringer bridge crosses a cemetery entrance
Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lamberton Cemetery Driveway
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CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge
CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-128)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-37' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek
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Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge
Shooting Star Trail - Little Cedar River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-142)
This concrete deck girder bridge crosses the Little Cedar River alongside Minnesota Highway 56
Adams, Mower County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1910
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-30' concrete deck girder
Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over Little Cedar River
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Luce Line State Trail - Crow River Bridge
Luce Line State Trail - Crow River Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #30.1)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Luce Line Trail over the Crow River in Watertown
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1929
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Minnesota Western Railroad
Design:
65' deck plate girder and prefabricated pedestrian trusses
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River
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BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)
BNSF US-212 Bridge (Old)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #34.4)
This steel stringer bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway 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
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CPKC Cedar River Bridge (Otranto)
CPKC Cedar River Bridge (Otranto)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-504)
by
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