Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)
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Hanley Falls Railroad Bridge (East)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #43.3)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Great Northern Railway over the Yellow Medicine River in Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Medicine River

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)
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Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #54.2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23

Quamba, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Kanabec County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Crow River Bridge (Delano)
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BNSF Crow River Bridge (Delano)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #38.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Crow River and River Street in Delano

, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1945

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-80' and 1-60' deck plate girders, 1-39' and 1-32' steel stringers and 1-13' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River and River Street

Significance:

Local

Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge
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Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #22)

This small deck girder bridge once was connected to a larger bridge and now serves as an entrance to Carver Riverside Park

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Carver

Status: Preserved as a display

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

Windom Railroad Bridge
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Windom Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over the W. Fork Des Moines River in Windom

Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
157' and 100' riveted quadrangulat lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over W. Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)
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IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)

This small skewed stone arch culvert crosses Spring Street near River Street

Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Minnesota

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1886

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
10' skew stone arch

Description:
Skew stone arch culvert over Spring Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Masten Creek Bridge
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CPKC Masten Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-161)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Masten Creek in Kasson

Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-25' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Masten Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Wolverton Creek Bridge
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BNSF Wolverton Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #29.9)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over Wolverton Creek north of Comstock

Comstock, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-40', 2-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolverton Creek

Significance:

Local

Robert Street Lift Bridge
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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

Significance:

High

CPKC Bridge #531
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CPKC Bridge #531

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #531)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses a cemetery entrance

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lamberton Cemetery Driveway

Significance:

Local