Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Oak Street Bridge
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TC&W Oak Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-216N)

This timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Oak Street in Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1950

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
24' timber stringer

Description:
Timber stringer bridge over Oak Street

Significance:

None

PGR I-494 Bridge
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PGR I-494 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of the earliest interstate-era grade separations in the Twin Cities

Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown and Oster & Pederson Inc. of Grove City, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
2-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 494

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)
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CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1703)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Cottonwood River and was fabricated by a relatively obscure builder

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-157', 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Johnson Street Bridge
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BNSF Johnson Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.8)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Johnson Street Northeast near I-35W

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-34' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Johnson Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

BNSF North Branch Two Rivers Bridge
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BNSF North Branch Two Rivers Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #76.3)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the North Branch Two Rivers north of Northcote

Northcote, Kittson County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Branch Two Rivers

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

BNSF Sucker Creek Arch
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BNSF Sucker Creek Arch

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #58.68)

This small stone arch bridge crosses Sucker Creek on the east side of Cokato

Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitboa Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Sucker Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #335

This abandoned stone arch once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Lime Valley Creek next to County Road 5

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Lime Valley Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #531
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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

Significance:

Local

BNSF Wavy Drive Bridge
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BNSF Wavy Drive Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #184)

This small deck girder bridge once crossed US Highway 10

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
36' skew deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wavy Drive (Old US Highway 10)

Significance:

Local