Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

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

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-234)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern 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 1904 and widened 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
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CPKC Viking Drive Bridge

(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5414)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Viking Drive west of Interstate 35E

Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
57' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Viking Drive

Significance:

Local

UP Sand Creek Bridge #2
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UP Sand Creek Bridge #2

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #41)

This steel stringer bridge is one of several identical spans across Sand Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8
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BNSF Redwood River Bridge #8

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #63.7)

This steel stringer bridge was built as part of a flood control project

Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1962

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Minimal

UP Bridge #56.18
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UP Bridge #56.18

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Redwood River Bridge
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RCP&E Redwood River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1341)

This double intersection lattice deck truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the ghost town of Burchard

Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' riveted Double intersection Warren deck truss and deck girder

Description:
Double intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

Regional

Sandstone Railroad Bridge
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Sandstone Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #62.4)

This large and unique deck truss bridge crosses the Kettle River northeast side of Sandstone

Sandstone, Pine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1893 and 1903

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
160' Pratt deck truss and deck girder viaduct

Description:
Pratt deck truss viaduct over Kettle River

Significance:

High

Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
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Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge has been moved twice and is the centerpiece bridge of the Luce Line State Trail

Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1885 by unknown at Pearl, Illinois and installed here 1913

by the

Electric Short Line Railway

Design:
130' pin-connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Boulevard (Former US Highway 12)

Significance:

Regional

S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
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S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)

This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status:

Built 1882 and relocated here 1906

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

Regional

UP Stillwater Boulevard Bridge
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UP Stillwater Boulevard Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #425 3/4)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Stillwater Boulevard near Lake Elmo

Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
55' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 6 (Stillwater Boulevard)

Significance:

Local