, Minnesota

Railroad Bridges in , Minnesota

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Random Bridges

TC&W Oak Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-216N)

This timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Oak Street in Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1950

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
24' timber stringer

Description:
Timber stringer bridge over Oak Street

Significance:

None

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

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:

Moderate

Lake Wobegon Trail - Hoboken Creek Arch

This small stone arch culvert crosses Hoboken Creek in Sauk Centre

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1888

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitboa Railway

Design:
12' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Hoboken Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cascade Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #M-128)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.4A)

This abandoned concrete slab bridge once carried the Northern Pacific Line "E" across Monroe Street Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status:

Built 1924

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab bridge

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Mud Creek Bridge (Quamba)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #54.2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 23

Quamba, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Kanabec County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge

This large through plate girder bridge cairres the Gateway Trail over Westminster Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1919

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
95' skewed through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street

Significance:

Local

TC&W Bridge #O-242

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-242)

This small timber stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Milan

Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1960

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-16' timber stringers

Description:
Timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

None

IANR Rock Falls Stone Arch (North)

This small skewed stone arch culvert crosses Spring Street near River Street

Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Minnesota

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1886

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
10' skew stone arch

Description:
Skew stone arch culvert over Spring Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF South Branch Two Rivers Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #71.3)

This through girder bridge crosses the South Branch Two Rivers near Hallock

Hallock, Kittson County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-50', 2-72' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Branch Two Rivers

Significance:

Local