Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota
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Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge
Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge
This attractive steel stringer and concrete arch bridge carries the Gateway State Trail over Wheelock Parkway
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1938
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
40' steel stringer and concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway
Significance:
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-338)
This concrete arch bridge crosses Minnehaha Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 55
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Minneapolis
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
38' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek
Significance:
Seventh Street Improvement Arches
Seventh Street Improvement Arches
This helicoidal stone arch bridge carries East Seventh Street over the Bruce Vento Regional Trail
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: City of St. Paul
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1884
by
McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell
for
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Design:
2 span skewed helicoidal stone arch
Description:
Helicoidal stone arch bridge over Bruce Vento Regional Trail on East Seventh Street
Significance:
DM&E 12th Street Bridge
DM&E 12th Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #442 3/4)
This small steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over 12th Street in New Ulm
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
31' steel stringer
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over 12th Street
Significance:
CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge
CPKC Lake Elysian Outlet Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-270)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Lake Elysian Outlet west of Janesville
Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Elysian Outlet
Significance:
BNSF Spring Street Bridge
BNSF Spring Street Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #9.9)
This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Spring Street near Central Avenue
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-25' concrete encased beam and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Spring Street Northeast
Significance:
TC&W Hawk Creek Bridge
TC&W Hawk Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-212)
This large deck plate girder bridge features concrete girder approaches
Minnesota Falls, Renville County, Minnesota
Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
Deck plate girder and concrete deck girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hawk Creek
Significance:
Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch
Central Lakes Trail - Chippewa River Arch
This stone arch bridge carries the Central Lakes Trail across the Chippewa River
Evanville, Douglas County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1888
by
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
Design:
16' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Chippewa River
Significance:
Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (North)
Red Lake Falls Trail Bridge (North)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #18)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a trail across the Red Lake River
Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota
Owner: City of Red Lake Falls
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built ca. 1930 using secondhand parts
by
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2 span deck plate girder and trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Red lake River
Significance:
BNSF US-10 Bridge (Hawley)
BNSF US-10 Bridge (Hawley)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #234.1)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over US Highway 10 in Hawley
Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1959
by
Unknown and Kimmes Construction Company of Hastings, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
1-37', 2-42', 2-46' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 10
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