, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge

This standard steel stringer crosses Arlington Avenue near Soo Line Junction

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1953

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arlington Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Five Mile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-248)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Five Mile Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 7 between Appleton and Correll

Correll, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Five Mile Creek

Significance:

Local

Ely's Peak Tunnel

This tunnel is one of the very few railroad tunnels in Minnesota

Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Duluth

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1911

Unknown

for

Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway

Design:
520' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel through Ely's Peak

Significance:

Local

Alborn-Pengilly Trail - St. Louis River Bridge

(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Bridge #A14A)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Alborn-Pengilly Trail across the St. Louis River

Elmer, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1905

Unknown and W.F. King of Duluth, Minnesota

for

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad

Design:
2-105', 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Louis River

Significance:

Local

Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1900

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Local

UP County Road 69 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Bridge #162 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road 69 (former US Highway 69) in Shakopee

Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

Unknown and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-100', 1-99', 1-80' and 1-77' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 69 (Business US Highway 169)

Significance:

Local

UP Sand Creek Bridge #2

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #41)

This steel stringer bridge is one of several identical spans across Sand Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1944

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

Local

TC&W Buffalo Creek Bridge (Brownton)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-192)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses Buffalo Creek next to 5th Avenue

Brownton, McLeod County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Big Possum Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #253)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Big Possum Creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1902

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek

Significance:

Local