Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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CPKC Bridge #M-290
CPKC Bridge #M-290
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-290)
This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1915
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
16' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
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CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge
CPKC 62nd Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-227)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 62nd Avenue west of Owatonna
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 62nd Avenue
Significance:
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
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CN Arcola Trail Bridge
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:
Rushford Trail Bridge
Rushford Trail Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-138)
This through plate girder bridge was constructed in 1969 to replace an older pony truss bridge
Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1969
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
123' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rush Creek
Significance:
UP Lake Street Bridge (Worthington)
UP Lake Street Bridge (Worthington)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #677)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over Lake Street in Worthington
Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street
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TC&W Powers Boulevard Bridge
TC&W Powers Boulevard Bridge
This modern deck girder bridge features a decorative facade
Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1980
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
Deck plate girder
Description:
Steel girder bridge over Powers Boulevard
Significance:
CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge
CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-334)
This deck plate girder bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway and a seldom used rail spur over 31st Avenue
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Railroad and Trail Traffic
Built 1893
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3 span twinned deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 31st Avenue
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BNSF Buchanan Street Bridge
BNSF Buchanan Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.0)
This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Buchanan Street Northeast near Broadway Street Northeast
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Buchanan Street Northeast
Significance:
Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
Shooting Star State Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #W-184)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Upper Iowa River in Le Roy
Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1936 using spans fabricated 1903
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River
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