Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Brafees Creek Bridge
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TC&W Brafees Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-228)

This small deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Brafees Creek in Wegdahl

Wegdahl, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and 24' timber stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Brafees Creek and Driveway

Significance:

Local

PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)
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PGR MN-3 Bridge (Faribault)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #S-286 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge features some decorative features typically seen on bridges from this era

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 3

Significance:

Local

DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge
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DM&E Root River Overflow Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #K-700)

This through plate girder bridge once crossed the backwaters of the Root River alongside Minnesota Highway 26.

La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (final owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1928

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
85' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Replaced through plate girder bridge over Root River Backwater

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge
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Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #46.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Dakota Rail Trail over the Crow River west of Mayer

Mayer, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-61' and 2-31' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River

Significance:

Local

CN Arcola Trail Bridge
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CN Arcola Trail Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Arcola Trail north of Stillwater

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1911

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
23' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arcola Trail

Significance:

Local

TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge
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TC&W 160th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over 160th Avenue west of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
22' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 160th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge
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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #34.78)

This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1986

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel

Significance:

None

UP Bridge #134.66
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UP Bridge #134.66

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #553)

This small deck plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch alongside Minnesota Highway 60

Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (Middle)
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Lake Wobegon Trail - Sauk River Bridge (Middle)

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle crossing of the Sauk River along the Lake Wobegon Trail

Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1951

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-13 Bridge
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CPKC MN-13 Bridge

(Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Bridge #16.2)

This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses Minnesota Highway 13 and the Union Pacific Railroad in Savage

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1910 and 1939

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
35' through plate girder and 6 span steel stringer

Description:
Through girder and steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 13 and Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local