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

by

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:

This small deck plate girder bridge uses a standard design to cross a small creek

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge sits on attractive stone abutments and is one of several similar bridges in the area

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1944

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
2-43' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Sand Creek south of Jordan

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' concrete encased through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge features the deck set partially up the girder

Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Porter Creek

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Possum Creek south of Blakeley

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek

Significance:

This small deck girder bridge features large stone abutments

Merriam Junction, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Picha Creek

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge utilizes a standard design to cross an unnamed creek

Blakeley, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek

Significance: