Railroad Bridges in Carver County , Minnesota


Carver County is located along the Minnesota River in the southwest Twin Cities Metro. The seat and largest city are both Chaska.

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Carver High Trestle

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Carver High Trestle

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-126)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Spring Creek and Broadway Street on the north side of Carver

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed

Built 1936 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
Deck plate girder and trestle viaduct

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek and Broadway Street

Significance:

Moderate

Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

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Carver Main Street Railroad Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #22)

This small deck girder bridge once was connected to a larger bridge and now serves as an entrance to Carver Riverside Park

Carver, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Carver

Status: Preserved as a display

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge

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Dakota Rail Trail - Crow River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #46.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Dakota Rail Trail over the Crow River west of Mayer

Mayer, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-61' and 2-31' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crow River

Significance:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - West Chaska Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #34.78)

This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1986

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel

Significance:

None

TC&W County 140 Bridge

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TC&W County 140 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1489)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over County Road 140 near Dahlgren

Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
22' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 140

Significance:

Local

TC&W Culvert #O-1457

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TC&W Culvert #O-1457

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #O-1457)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over an unnamed creek along Pioneer Trail in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
6'x6' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

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

TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert

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TC&W McKnight Lake Culvert

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-482)

This concrete box culvert carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek) in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14'x8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over McKnight Lake (East Chaska Creek)

Significance:

Minimal

TC&W County 36 Bridge

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TC&W County 36 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-494 2/3)

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over County Road 36 on the east side of Cologne

Cologne, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
28' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 36 (Old US Highway 212)

Significance:

Local

Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge

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Abandoned East Chaska Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #17)

This small timber pile trestle once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the original channel of East Chaska Creek in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Removed

Built 1956

by

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
4 span timber pile trestle

Description:
Lost timber pile trestle bridge over East Chaska Creek

Significance:

Minimal