Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge
Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #17)
This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of East Chaska Creek in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Removed
Built 1956
by
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
4 span timber pile trestle
Description:
Lost timber pile trestle bridge over East Chaska Creek
Significance:
Soo Line Trail - US-10 Bridge
Soo Line Trail - US-10 Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #9174)
This unique girder bridge appears to have been constructed of secondhand spans
Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota
Owner: Morrison County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1958
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
Through and deck plate girder
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 10 and BNSF Railway
Significance:
UP Clark Creek Bridge
UP Clark Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #290)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Clark Creek at Henderson Station
Henderson Station, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
58' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clark Creek
Significance:
IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)
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
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CPKC Jade Avenue Bridge
CPKC Jade Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #529)
This standard through plate girder bridge crosses over Jade Avenue west of Lamberton
Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
40' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Jade Avenue
Significance:
UP Cannon River Bridge
UP Cannon River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3019)
This deck plate girder bridge features an exceptionally large main span
Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status:
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannon River
Significance:
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5199)
This standard through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
85' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7
Significance:
Sandstone Railroad Bridge
Sandstone Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #62.4)
This large and unique deck truss bridge crosses the Kettle River northeast side of Sandstone
Sandstone, Pine County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1893 and 1903
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
160' Pratt deck truss and deck girder viaduct
Description:
Pratt deck truss viaduct over Kettle River
Significance:
CPKC Straight River Bridge (Owatonna)
CPKC Straight River Bridge (Owatonna)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-216)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Straight River in Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-62' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River
Significance:
CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)
CPKC Zumbro River Bridge (Rochester)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-126)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Zumbro River next to Silver Lake Drive in Rochester
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-74' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River
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