Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota


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Random Bridges

Lake Wobegon Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

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Lake Wobegon Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Lake Wobegon Trail over Silver Creek

West Union, Todd County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Silver Creek

Significance:

Local

Pine City Railroad Bridge

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Pine City Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #62)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Snake River in Pine City

Pine City, Pine County, Minnesota

Owner: St. Croix Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
92' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Snake River

Significance:

Local

Central Lakes Trail - MN-78 Bridge

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Central Lakes Trail - MN-78 Bridge

This 1960s through plate girder bridge crosses Minnesota Highway 78

Ashby, Grant County, Minnesota

Owner: Grant County

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1967

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 78

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

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CPKC Fremont Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-215)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

Local

CPKC Whitewater River Bridge (Weaver)

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CPKC Whitewater River Bridge (Weaver)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-90)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Whitewater River alongside US Highway 61

Weaver, Wabasha County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-85' through plate girder, deck plate girder and slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Whitewater River

Significance:

Local

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)

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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (West)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #69)

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line across the Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street west of Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930, 1940 and 2020 using spans fabricated c. 1930

by

Unknown and Dunnigan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
39' through plate girder, 3-38' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Yellow Medicine River and 510th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC I-90 Bridge (Austin)

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CPKC I-90 Bridge (Austin)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-174 3/4)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Interstate 90 on the north side of Austin

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

Local

CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)

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CPKC 6th Street Bridge (New Ulm)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 6th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 6th Street North

Significance:

Local

OTVR Vine Street Bridge

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OTVR Vine Street Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #74.2)

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Vine and Laurel Streets

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and 2 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine and Laurel Streets

Significance:

Local

Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge

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Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge

(Blanchard Dam Railroad Bridge)

This large Warren deck truss carries the Soo Line Trail across the Mississippi River below the Blanchard Dam

Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1908

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
5-130' riveted warren deck truss

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional