Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Soo Line Albany Trestle
Soo Line Albany Trestle
This large trestle bridge contains various steel spans that carry the former Soo Line Brooten Route across Interstate 94, County Road 57 and the Lake Wobegon Trail west of Albany
Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Stearns County
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built ca. 1940 and 1956
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
4-60' and 1-43' deck plate girders, 35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck girder and trestle bridge over Interstate 94, County Road 157 and Lake Wobegon Trail
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BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #4.1)
This attractive concrete arch bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Lexington Parkway near Como Park in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1908
by
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
50' closed spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lexington Parkway
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Westminster Junction Tunnel #2
Westminster Junction Tunnel #2
This stone arch tunnel is the southeast of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1889
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
267' stone arch tunnel
Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway
Significance:
Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
This large through plate girder bridge once carried the former Soo Line mainline across Westminster Street in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1919
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
1-92' and 1-28' skewed through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street
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UP Big Possum Creek Bridge
UP Big Possum Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #253)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Big Possum Creek south of Blakeley
Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek
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TC&W Hawk Creek Bridge
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:
New Duluth Railroad Crossing
New Duluth Railroad Crossing
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #13A)
This deck plate girder bridge was constructed to cross the Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway
Design:
7 span deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over BNSF Railway
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UP Woodland Avenue Bridge
UP Woodland Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #422 1/2)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Woodland Avenue in Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built ca. 1930
by
Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway/Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Woodland Avenue
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CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge
CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge
This concrete slab bridge crosses St. Anthony Parkway near Central Avenue
North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1920
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
2-30' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over St. Anthony Parkway
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Robert Street Lift Bridge
Robert Street Lift Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #424.50)
This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders
Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River
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