Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Reporting mark: CMO
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Abandoned C&NW - Deer Creek Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Deer Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Abandoned C&NW - Moquito Brook Bridge (Sawyer County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Brook on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned CNW - Cameron Ditch Tributary Arch (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1914
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tributary of Cameron Ditch on Private Road (Former C&NW Railway)
Abandoned

Abandoned EE- Split Rock Creek Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1891
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek on Abandoned Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned UP - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built Ca. 1920 using relocated trusses
Abandoned 2-span Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Abandoned Union Pacific
Abandoned

BN - Sioux City High Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1982
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Burlington Northern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge No. L-3040 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1878 for C&NW, bypassed 1906, replaced 2007
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Chatfield Drive
Replaced by a new bridge

C&NW - Bear Creek Bridge #2 (Barron County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892, Replaced Ca. 1920
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bear Creek on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

C&NW - Bear Creek Bridge #3 (Barron County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892, Replaced Ca. 1915
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bear Creek on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Old Line) (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Old) (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1891
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

C&NW - Bridge #419 (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891
Abandoned double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Unnamed Valley on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Derelict/abandoned

C&NW - Diamond Creek High Trestle (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Built 1889
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Diampnd Creek on Local Trail (Former C&NW Railway)
Open to pedestrians only

C&NW - Namekagon River Bridge (Cable) (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893
Abandoned double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Namekagon River on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Open to ATVs

C&NW - Namekagon River Bridge (Hayward) (Sawyer County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Namekagon River on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Derelict/abandoned

C&NW - Red Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Barron County, Wisconsin)
Built 1893
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CMO - Willow River Bridge (Old) (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Willow River on Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CN - Bean Creek Bridge (Washburn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892
Deck plate girder bridge over Bean Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CNW - Baraboo River Bridge (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1894
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Baraboo River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Abandoned

CNW - Black River Falls Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, Approaches Added 1885; Removed 1915, At Least One Span reused
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Black River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed

CNW - Bow Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Nebraska)
Built 1885 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin; Installed Here in 1916, Abandoned and Removd 1971
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Bow Creek on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced

CNW - Pearl Creek Bridge (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Built 1890
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Twentymile Creek on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Abandoned

CNW - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1879, Strengthened 1896; Replaced By a New Bridge Upstream 1912
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Former Chicago & North Western
Replaced by a new bridge

EE - Beadle Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1893
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1887
Quadrangular through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned

MILW/CNW Overpass (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Lost 1957
Lost Through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Former Milwaukee Road
Removed but not replaced

Minneopa Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Road (Formerly rail) portion built 1879 ; Railroad portion built 1905
Stone Arch over Minneopa Creek on County Rd 69 & Union Pacific Railroad
Open

MSWY - Rock River Bridge (Rock County, Minnesota)
Built 1899
Plate girder bridge over Rock River on Minnesota Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Northwestern Railroad Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1880, approach added 1898, abandoned 2007, Became a trail summer 2015
Lattice Deck Truss over Chippewa River on Former Union Pacific Railroad
Open to pedestrians only

Omaha Bridge #15 (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1915
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Omaha Trail - Branch of Sherman Creek Bridge (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Branch of Sherman Creek on Omaha Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Omaha Trail - County Road H Bridge (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road H on Omaha Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Omaha Trail - Hustler Tunnel (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1871
Tunnel under Steep Hill on Omaha Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Omaha Trail - Sherman Creek Bridge #5 (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sherman Creek on Omaha Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Omaha Trail - Sherman Creek Bridge #9 (Juneau County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sherman Creek on Omaha Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Osaugie Trail - Bluff Creek Bridge (Douglas County, Wisconsin)
Built 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Bluff Creek on Osaugie Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Schramm Creek Bridge (Bayfield County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892
Stone arch bridge over Schramm Creek on Moonshine Alley Road
Open to traffic

Seventh Street Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1910; replaced in 1987
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad on Seventh Street
Replaced by new bridge

Twin City Rapid Transit - Hazel Park Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway on Twin City Rapid Transit
Removed.

Union Pacific Rocky River Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Deck plate girder bridge over Rocky River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - 300th Street Overpass (Nobles County, Minnesota)
Built 1952
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 300th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - 751st Avenue Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 751st Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - 890th Street Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 890th Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bear Grass Creek Bridge (E) (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built Ca. 1892, Double Tracked 1913
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear Grass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Beargrass Creek Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Beargrass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Big Possum Creek Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1902
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Possum Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Black River Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902;
Lattice deck truss bridge over Black River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Blakeley Stone Arch (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1877
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #104.61 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892, Widened 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tributary of Bears Grass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #105.16 (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1892, Widened 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tributary of Bears Grass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #131.62 (Watonwan County, Minnesota)
Built 1913
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #132.42 (Watonwan County, Minnesota)
Built 1913
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #134.66 (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #26.26 (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Branch of Duncan Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #35.21 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #35.50 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1900
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #52.44 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Deck plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #53.00 (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1899, Extended for Second Track 1912
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Drainage Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #53.90 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1898
Deck Girder Bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #54.71 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1906 during a relocation
Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Bridge #56.18 (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Carr Creek Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Carr Creek and County D on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Chippewa Falls Bridge (Chippewa County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891. Innitially built 6 spans Quadrangular Truss, with the 51' of trestle on the south end. 2 160' spans were destroyed July 21st 1993, and 3 DPG spans were brought in from the abandoned Lake Wissota Bridge, along with a new I-beam span.
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chippewa River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Clark Creek Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 during a line change
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Clark Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - County Highway B Overpass (Clark County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901, Expanded 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over County Highway B on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Diamond Valley Creek Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908, Widened 1912
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Diamond Valley Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Eagle Creek Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built for Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Eagle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Fall Creek Pond Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Pony Truss built 1898, Deck Plate Girder built 1906
Pratt pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - First Trestle Creek Bridge (Eau Claire County, Wisconsin)
Built 1895, Widened 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over First Trestle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Floyd River Bridge (Le Mars) (Plymouth County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Floyd River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Glenn Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1897, Widened 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Glenn Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Grove Street Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1899, Expanded 1928
Steel stringer bridge over Grove Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Hudson Swing Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Opened 1913, replacing 1881 and 1872 bridges
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Croix River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Johnson Parkway Overpass (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1906 as a four track wide bridge
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Johnson Parkway on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Labarge Road Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898
Through Girder Bridge over Labarge Road on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Lake Street Bridge (Nobles County, Minnesota)
Built 1920
Deck Girder bridge over Lake Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Le Sueur Creek Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 as a Four Span Bridge, 2 Spans Removed and Rebuilt 19XX
Warren pony truss bridge over Le Sueur Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Levis Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1902, Widened 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Levis Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Meadow Hill Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built using relocated pieces, abandoned 2003
Abandoned Quadrangular Warren through truss bridge over Wilson Creek on Abandoned railroad grade.
Abandoned

UP - Mill Creek Bridge (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911
Bridge over Mill Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - MN-93 Overpass (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1922
Steel stringer bridge over MN-93 on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge (Watonwan County, Minnesota)
Built Ca. 1900
Deck plate girder bridge over N. Branch St. James Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Okabena Creek Bridge (Nobles County, Minnesota)
Built 1901
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Okabena Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Red Cedar River Bridge (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912 when the second track was added. Replaced older truss bridge
Pratt deck truss bridge over Red Cedar River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Robinson Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Wisconsin)
Built 1897, Widened 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Robinson Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sand Creek Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Opened April 1916
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sand Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Spring Creek Bridge (Watonwan County, Minnesota)
Built 1901 during a line change by the Lassig Division of American Bridge Company
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Stillwater Boulevard North Overpass (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1931
Deck Girder bridge over Stillwater Boulevard North on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Water Street Overpass (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1905
Steel stringer bridge over Water Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Watonwan River Bridge (Watonwan County, Minnesota)
Built 1923
Deck plate girder bridge over Watonwan River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - WI-35 Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 2nd Street (WI-35) on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Willow River Bridge (St. Croix County, Wisconsin)
Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Wilson Creek Bridge (W) (Dunn County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Wilson Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Worthington Rail Crossing (Nobles County, Minnesota)
Built 1900
I-Beam bridge over Abandoned Rock Island Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Wyeville Rail Bridge (N) (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built Ca. 1899, Approach Replaced Ca. 1980
Pony/through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Lemonweir River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Wyeville Rail Bridge (S) (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built Ca. 1895
Pony/through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Lemonweir River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Shanaska Creek Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1896
Stone arch bridge over Shanaska Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP/BNSF - 15th Avenue Overpass (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1891, BNSF side built 1921
Deck plate girder bridge over 15th Ave SE on Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

UPRR Heron Lake Outlet Bridge (Jackson County, Minnesota)
Timber stringer bridge over Heron Lake OUtlet on UPRR
Open to traffic