Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota


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Random Bridges

CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)

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CPKC Straight River Bridge (Medford)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-274)

This massive Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Straight River alongside County Road 45 north of Medford

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1940

by

Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
135' riveted Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Regional

UP Bridge #52.44

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UP Bridge #52.44

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #256)

This small deck 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 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC S. Fork Whitewater River Bridge #7

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CPKC S. Fork Whitewater River Bridge #7

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-87)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork Whitewater River alongside US Highway 14 west of Dover

Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whitewater River

Significance:

Local

Soo 37th Avenue Bridge

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Soo 37th Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge once crossed 37th Avenue at Onetoa Street in Duluth

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway

Status: Removed

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
44' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Lost through plate girder bridge over 37th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - Hoboken Creek Arch

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Lake Wobegon Trail - Hoboken Creek Arch

This small stone arch culvert crosses Hoboken Creek in Sauk Centre

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1888

by

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitboa Railway

Design:
12' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Hoboken Creek

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

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Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.6)

This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail

Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel

Significance:

Local

UP 275th Street Bridge

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UP 275th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-314 2/3)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 275th Street in Castle Rock

Castle Rock, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 275th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Straight River Bridge (Owatonna)

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CPKC Straight River Bridge (Owatonna)

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

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Straight River in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-62' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #5

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CPKC Garvin Brook Bridge #5

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-31)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Garvin Brook and County Road 120 near Lewiston

Lewiston, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook and County Road 120

Significance:

Local

UP Picha Creek Bridge

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UP Picha Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #173)

This small deck girder once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Picha Creek near Merriam Junction

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Picha Creek

Significance:

Local