Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota


Abandoned Bogus Brook Arch

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Abandoned Bogus Brook Arch

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #48)

This small stone arch bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway secondary line over Bogus Brook alongside Minnesota Highway 23 near Bock

Bock, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1892

by

Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Bogus Brook

Significance:

Local

Abandoned S. Fork Groundhouse River Arch

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Abandoned S. Fork Groundhouse River Arch

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #51)

This large stone arch bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway secondary line across the South Fork Groundhouse River alongside Minnesota Highway 23.

Ogilvie, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1892

by

Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
40' stone arch

Description:
Large stone arch bridge over S. Fork Groundhouse River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF East Channel Bridge

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BNSF East Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.1)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893 and 1925

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (Nicollet Island)

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BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (Nicollet Island)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.3)

This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1892, 1926, 1963 and 1987

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
171' Baltimore through truss, 1-100', 1-82', 1-73' deck plate girders, 2-44' steel stringers and 35' concrete modular girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate