Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Palisade Trail Bridge
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Palisade Trail Bridge

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Soo Line North Trail across the Mississippi River at Palisade

Palisade, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
115' Warren through truss, 2-75' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge
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Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.9)

This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge crosses the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893, 1924 and 1963

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
171' riveted Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Dale Street Bridge
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BNSF Dale Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)

This through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department to replace an older bridge

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
84' skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dale Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-4 Bridge
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CPKC MN-4 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #464 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Minnesota Highway 4 in downtown Sleepy Eye

Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1940

by

Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois and Megarry Brothers of St. Cloud, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-38' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 4

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge
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Lake Wobegon Trail - MN-27 Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #117.5)

This steel stringer bridge once crossed Minnesota Highway 27 east of Osakis

Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1939

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-42' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 27

Significance:

Local

UP 300th Street Bridge
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UP 300th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #684 1/2)

This small through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over 300th Street (County Road 6)

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1952

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
35' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost through plate girder bridge over 300th Street

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF 735th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 735th Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #64.1)

This steel stringer bridge crosses 735th Avenue south of US-12

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-32', 2-18' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 735th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Rum River Bridge
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BNSF Rum River Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #27)

These parallel deck plate girder bridges carry the BNSF mainline across the Rum River

Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-83' deck plate girders (south track), 4-80' deck plate girders (north track)

Description:
Parallel deck plate girder bridges over Rum River

Significance:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch
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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #25.04)

This small concrete arch culvert crosses Purgatory Creek near Valley View Road in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

TC&W Hawk Creek Bridge
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TC&W Hawk Creek Bridge

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

This large deck plate girder bridge features concrete girder approaches

Minnesota Falls, Renville County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
Deck plate girder and concrete deck girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hawk Creek

Significance:

Moderate