Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota


Cities Carver Chanhassen Chaska Dahlgren Cologne Mayer Watertown St. Cloud Albany Savage Minneapolis St. Louis Park Royalton Crookston St. Paul Merriam Junction Jordan Shakopee Anoka East St. Cloud Aldrich Bluffton Fergus Falls Ashby Plymouth Waseca Eden Prairie Hopkins Freeport Alexandria Fisher Frazee Spring Park Arlington Fairfax Redwood Falls Montevideo Wegdahl Granite Falls Sauk Centre Osakis Perham Henderson Station Rapidan Cambria New Ulm Sanborn Lamberton Castle Rock Faribault Medford Clinton Falls Owatonna Milan Morris Beltrami Hendrum Brownton Plato Le Sueur St. Peter Mankato Judson Sleepy Eye Red Lake Falls Mahnomen Long Lake Appleton Dundas Janesville Lyle Blakeley Marshall Russell Florence Windom Madelia Shelly Halstad Georgetown New Munich Heron Lake Jackson Stillwater Good Thunder Mendota Hector Olivia Minnesota Falls Hanley Falls Little Falls Evanville Kasota Waverly Montrose Dodge Center Kasson Rochester Eyota Oronoco La Crescent Cokato Howard Lake Carlton Burnett Duluth Hastings Dassel Pine City Sandstone Moose Lake Lanesboro Rushford Houston Reno Austin Milaca Bock Ogilvie Quamba Sturgeon Lake Rutledge Alborn Elmer Grand Rapids Palisade Le Roy Preston Cold Spring Melrose West Union Dover Lewiston Stockton Weaver Marine on St. Croix Luverne Worthington Winger Barnesville South Haven Glenville Mountain Lake Butterfield Eagle Lake Lake Elmo Little Canada Blue Earth Golden Valley Tyler Lake Benton Walnut Grove Correll Ortonville Inver Grove Heights Bloomington Vadnais Heights Hawley Argyle Hallock Northcote Comstock Sabin Adams Annandale Clearwater

Random Bridges

Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (East)

Image name

Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (East)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Sauk River south of County Road 65

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1954

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

Root River Trail Bridge

Image name

Root River Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-188)

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Root River utilizing a standard design

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
135' Pratt through truss and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Root River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)

Image name

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.6)

This encased half through plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
47' concrete encased half through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased half through plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Local

NSSR Tischer Creek Bridge

Image name

NSSR Tischer Creek Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #4B)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Tischer Creek near London Road

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: St. Louis County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad

Design:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Tischer Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-12 Bridge (Ortonville)

Image name

BNSF US-12 Bridge (Ortonville)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Bridge #O-458 3/4)

This steel stringer bridge was built when US Highway 12 was relocated in the area.

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
3-41' steel stringers

Description:
Steel Stringer bridge over US Highway 12

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC County 45 Bridge

Image name

CPKC County 45 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-280 1/4)

This steel stringer bridge crosses County Road 45 alongside Interstate 35

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer bridge

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 45 (Former US-65)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

Image name

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.1)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Fillmore Street Northeast at 13th Avenue Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

CN County B20 Bridge

Image name

CN County B20 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2166)

This standard steel stringer crosses River Street in Rock Falls

, Cerro Gordo County, Minnesota

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over River Street (County Road B20)

Significance:

Local

Soo Line Sauk River Bridge

Image name

Soo Line Sauk River Bridge

This Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Sauk River near New Munich

New Munich, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
98' Warren deck truss and trestle

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge

Image name

TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 160th Avenue west of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
22' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 160th Avenue

Significance:

Local