Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
BNSF 10th Avenue Bridge (Howard Lake)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #53.3)
This steel stringer bridge crosses 10th Avenue in Howard Lake
Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-40' and 2-20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue
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CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge
CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-128)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-37' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek
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CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge
CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses the Minnesota Highway 7 service road
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1934
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
30' 4-ply steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 7 Service Road
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CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)
CPKC Cottonwood River Bridge (New Ulm)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1703)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Cottonwood River and was fabricated by a relatively obscure builder
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913
by
Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-157', 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River
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CPKC Masten Creek Bridge
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
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BNSF Bridge #93.75
BNSF Bridge #93.75
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #93.7)
This standard concrete slab bridge crosses a drainage ditch alongside US Highway 2
Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-16' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
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Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
This Pratt through truss bridge has been moved twice and is the centerpiece bridge of the Luce Line State Trail
Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1885 by unknown at Pearl, Illinois and installed here 1913
by the
Electric Short Line Railway
Design:
130' pin-connected Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Boulevard (Former US Highway 12)
Significance:
CPKC Bridge #527
CPKC Bridge #527
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #527)
This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton
Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway
Significance:
Lake Wobegon Trail - Ashley Creek Bridge
Lake Wobegon Trail - Ashley Creek Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Ashley Creek alongside Interstate 94
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ashley Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #53.90
UP Bridge #53.90
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #264)
This deck plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Blakeley
Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
40' twinned deck plate girder
Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
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