Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0.1)
This deck girder bridge has been reused to carry the Bruce Vento Nature Trail
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1893 and 1880
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 18' steel stringer
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street
Significance:
Gateway State Trail - I-35E Bridge
Gateway State Trail - I-35E Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #6512)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Gateway State Trail over I-35E
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Removed
Built 1960
by
Paper, Calmenson & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ashbach Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department
Design:
4 span deck plate girder
Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E
Significance:
Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)
This concrete slab and stringer bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway over the Lake of the Isles Lagoon and Canal
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
Concrete slab and concrete stringer
Description:
Concrete slab and stringer bridge over Lake of the Isles Canal
Significance:
TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)
TC&W Chippewa River Bridge (East)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-234)
This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two through girder bridges which carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across the Chippewa River in Montevideo
Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1904 and widened 1913
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-55' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chippewa River
Significance:
CPKC Little Cottonwood River Bridge
CPKC Little Cottonwood River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-1687)
This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over the Little Cottonwood River near Cambria
Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York and unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
90' through plate girder and concrete modular girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River
Significance:
Alborn Trail Bridge
Alborn Trail Bridge
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A1B)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the BNSF Railway at Alborn
Alborn, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1919
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Design:
3-36' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Alborn Junction Road and BNSF Railway
Significance:
Vermillion River Trail Bridge
Vermillion River Trail Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-2)
This deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad high above Vermillion Falls
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Hastings
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1896
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River
Significance:
UP Sand Creek Bridge
UP Sand Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #179)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Sand Creek near Merriam Junction
Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1916
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek
Significance:
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:
CGW Stone Arch (Dodge Center)
CGW Stone Arch (Dodge Center)
This small stone arch culvert carried the former Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed creek in Dodge Center
Dodge Center, Dodge County, Minnesota
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Removed
Built ca. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Lost stone arch culvert over Unnamed Creek
Significance: