, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Ortonville)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-260)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway over the Minnesota River near the South Dakota state line in Ortonville

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Hoffman Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216 1/8)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935 and 1968

St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive

Significance:

Local

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

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

Stone Arch Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #U9.9)

The iconic Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1883 and 1962

Edward Darragh and Unknown

for

Minneapolis Union Railway

Design:
21 span stone arch and Warren deck truss

Description:
Landmark stone arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

National

CPKC Bridge #M-1644

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1644)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson

Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1908

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Clinton Falls Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2878)

This through plate girder bridge is located on a large fill near Clinton Falls

Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
Through and deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over inactive Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Significance:

Local

BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (St. Cloud)

(BNSF Railway Bridge #74.66)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over 10th Avenue in St. Cloud and features a decorative design typical of early 1960s grade separations

St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1961

American Bridge Company of New York and Walter D. Giertsen Company of Golden Valley, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-35' steel stringer and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue

Significance:

Minimal