Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)
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BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #14.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Buffalo River alongside US Highway 75 in Georgetown

Georgetown, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-72', 3-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River

Significance:

Local

TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)
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TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-236)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1958

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
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CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Cambridge Street

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cambridge Street

Significance:

Minimal

Short Line Bridge
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Short Line Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-332)

This large Baltimore deck truss bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road mainline high above the Mississippi River

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago)

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span pin connected baltimore deck truss

Description:
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)
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Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #54.2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23

Quamba, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Kanabec County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Five Mile Creek Bridge
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BNSF Five Mile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-248)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Five Mile Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 7 between Appleton and Correll

Correll, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Five Mile Creek

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge
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Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge

This attractive steel stringer and concrete slab bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and C.F. Sculley Equipment Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and 2-11' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway

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

Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge
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Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #981)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway spur between Nicollet Island and Boom Island in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown and Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
172' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Oliver Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Oliver Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #58.6)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses Oliver Avenue east of Cokato

Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Oliver Avenue

Significance:

Local