Railroad Bridges in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County is located in northwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Fergus Falls.
Cities Bluffton Fergus Falls Perham

Random Bridges

BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge
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BNSF Bluff Creek Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #170.1)

This small deck plate girder bridge once crossed Bluff Creek alongside US Highway 10

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899 and 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Bluff Creek

Significance:

Local

OTVR Vine Street Bridge
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OTVR Vine Street Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #74.2)

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Vine and Laurel Streets

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and 2 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine and Laurel Streets

Significance:

Local

BNSF Wavy Drive Bridge
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BNSF Wavy Drive Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #184)

This small deck girder bridge once crossed US Highway 10

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
36' skew deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wavy Drive (Old US Highway 10)

Significance:

Local

OTVR I-94 Bridge
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OTVR I-94 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is a good example of an early Interstate grade separation

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1961

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and John Dieseth Company of Fergus Falls, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
4 span skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 94

Significance:

Local

BNSF Leaf River Bridge
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BNSF Leaf River Bridge

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Staples Subdivision over the Leaf River

Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-70' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River

Significance:

Local

Perham Railroad Bridge
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Perham Railroad Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #187)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Otter Tail River east of Perham

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
80' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Tail River

Significance:

Local

OTVR Otter Tail River Bridge
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OTVR Otter Tail River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.6)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Otter Tail River alongside Lincoln Avenue

Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Owner: Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
5-48' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Tail River

Significance:

Local