, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Granite Falls Railroad Bridge (North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #33.1)

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two once connected bridges which carried the Great Northern Railway across the Minnesota River at Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
144' riveted Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River overflow

Significance:

Moderate

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

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

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

Abandoned Old West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #18)

This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of West Chaska Creek in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Removed

Built 1956

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
5 span timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost timber pile bridge over old channel of West Chaska Creek

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W Bridge #O-242

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242)

This small timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1960

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-16' timber stringers

Description:
Timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

None

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

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

UP Wolf Creek Arch

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-296)

This stone and brich arch bridge features an attractive design

Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x18' stone and brick arch

Description:
Stone and brick arch over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC S. Fork Whitewater River Bridge #6

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-89)

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

Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
63' through plate girder

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

Significance:

Local