Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

BNSF Lake Washington Bridge
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BNSF Lake Washington Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #67.5)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Washington Creek west of Dassel

Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-80', 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Creek

Significance:

Local

UP MN-93 Bridge
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UP MN-93 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #317)

This shallow deck plate girder span carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street) in Le Sueur

Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926 using spans fabricated c. 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 93 (Bridge Street)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #M-104
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CPKC Bridge #M-104

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-104)

This late example of a stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway and unnamed creek alongside US Highway 14 between Eyota and Rochester

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over private driveway and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Watonwan River Bridge
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UP Watonwan River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #519)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over the Watonwan River west of Madelia

Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Watonwan River

Significance:

Local

TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge
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TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-470)

This standard concrete arch bridge crosses Purgatory Creek

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369
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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #369

This small stone railtop culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a drainage ditch along Minnesota Highway 22 west of St. Peter

St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Peter

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4'x6' stone railtop culvert

Description:
Stone railtop culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

CPKC Dobbins Creek Bridge
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CPKC Dobbins Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-172)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Dobbins Creek south of Oakland Place

Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Dobbins Creek

Significance:

Local

McKnight Road Overpass
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McKnight Road Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-484)

This iron through girder bridge was moved twice before being reused as a roadway overpass in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all traffic

Fabricated 1883 and erected 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
54' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through Plate Girder Bridge over Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Significance:

Regional

UP Sibley Parkway Bridge
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UP Sibley Parkway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #421)

This large deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sibley Parkway in Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and c. 1930

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway/Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder, 36' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Sibley Parkway

Significance:

Local

S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1
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S. Branch Root River Trail Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Q-212)

This bridge crosses the South Branch Root River with a secondhand Pratt through truss span.

Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status:

Built 1882 and relocated here 1906

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
140' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Root River

Significance:

Regional