Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)
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BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)

(Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge #9.9)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35W at the Johnson Street exit

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1973

by

Unknown

for

Burlington Northern Railroad

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over I-35W

Significance:

None

Soo Line Trail - Driveway Bridge (Albany)
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Soo Line Trail - Driveway Bridge (Albany)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Soo Line Brooten Route over a private driveway north of Albany

Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Stearns County

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over private driveway

Significance:

Local

TC&W Culvert #O-1457
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TC&W Culvert #O-1457

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-1457)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed creek along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W Carver Creek Bridge
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TC&W Carver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-492)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Carver Creek in Dahlgren

Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girder and 4-18' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Carver Creek

Significance:

Moderate

TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2
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TC&W Culvert #O-1459 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1459 1/2)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

UP Sand Creek Bridge #3
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UP Sand Creek Bridge #3

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #40)

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek south of Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' concrete encased through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)
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CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #L-308)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35E south of St. Clair Avenue

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1966

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

Minimal

Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge
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Soo Line Trail - Mississippi River Bridge

(Blanchard Dam Railroad Bridge)

This large Warren deck truss carries the Soo Line Trail across the Mississippi River below the Blanchard Dam

Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota

Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1908

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
5-130' riveted warren deck truss

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Otter Tail River Bridge (Frazee)
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BNSF Otter Tail River Bridge (Frazee)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #199)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over the Otter Tail River and River Drive near Frazee

Frazee, Becker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1896 and 1906

by

Pencoyd Iron Works (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
1-56' and 2-36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over River Drive and Otter Tail River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Whitewater River Bridge (Weaver)
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CPKC Whitewater River Bridge (Weaver)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-90)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Whitewater River alongside US Highway 61

Weaver, Wabasha County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-85' through plate girder, deck plate girder and slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Whitewater River

Significance:

Local