Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


BNSF Prairie River Bridge

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BNSF Prairie River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #108.9)

This Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the Prairie River east of Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and reconstructed 1929

by

Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
130' Warren deck truss, 3-45' deck plate girders and 2-20' steel stringers

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Prairie River

Significance:

Regional