Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC County 45 Bridge
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CPKC County 45 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-280 1/4)

This steel stringer bridge crosses County Road 45 alongside Interstate 35

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer bridge

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 45 (Former US-65)

Significance:

Local

Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge
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Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over an abandoned alignment of East Shore Drive in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1908

by

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned East Shore Drive

Significance:

Local

BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Ortonville)
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BNSF Minnesota River Bridge (Ortonville)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-260)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway over the Minnesota River near the South Dakota state line in Ortonville

Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Local

TC&W Powers Boulevard Bridge
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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:

None

Adams Trail Bridge
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Adams Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-132)

This through plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek on the west side of Adams

Adams, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1940 using secondhand parts

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-65' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CGW Stone Arch (Dodge Center)
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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:

Local

CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
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CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Columbia Parkway at 35th Avenue Northeast

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Columbia Parkway

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bassett Creek Bridge
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BNSF Bassett Creek Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1.1)

This small concrete slab bridge crosses Bassett Creek near Penn Avenue

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Bassett Creek

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

NRL Sauk River Bridge
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NRL Sauk River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge is the easternmost crossing of the Sauk River on the former St. Cloud-Moorhead line

St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Northern Lines Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
4-55' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sauk River

Significance:

Local