This long abandoned curved deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago)

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
Curved 3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian bridge

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

by

Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and designed by Charles Frederick Lowrth

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
175' pin connected Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This standard steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over 95th Street west of New Richmond

New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
23' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over 95th Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Arcola Trail north of Stillwater

Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1911

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
23' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arcola Trail

Significance:

This standard steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over County Road I (Sunrise Drive) in Somerset

Somerset, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over County Road I (Sunrise Drive)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Gateway State Trail over I-35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1960

by

Paper, Calmenson & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ashbach Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Wisconsin Central Railway and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge cairres the Gateway Trail over Westminster Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1919

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
95' skewed through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street

Significance:

This attractive steel stringer and concrete arch bridge carries the Gateway State Trail over Wheelock Parkway

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1938

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway

Significance:

This iconic steel arch bridge crosses high above the St. Croix River north of Stillwater

Somerset, St. Croix County, Wisconsin to Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
5-350' three hinged steel deck arch and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Massive steel arch bridge over St. Croix River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line over Bay City Creek in Ashland

Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin

Owner: Ashland County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
55' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bay City Creek

Significance: