Top Ranked Minnesota Bridges

Cottonwood River (Mn Hwy 258) Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on MN 258
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1950; demolished and replaced 2012
Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost two-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for the current bridge
Built 1888-91, replacing an earlier suspension bridge. Demolished 1989.
Old Lowry Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost five-span through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Lowry Avenue (CR 153) in Minneapolis
Imploded June 21, 2009
Built 1958, using piers from an earlier 1905 bridge
Soldiers Road Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Soldiers Road in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1908
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Back Channel of Mississippi River on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1901, Converted to pedestrian usage in 1987
Short Line Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1880, rebuilt in 1902
New Lowry Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Basket-handle arch bridge over Mississippi River on CR 153 (Lowry Avenue)
Open to traffic
Built 2012 to replace the 1958 Lowry Avenue Bridge
Minnesota River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 17
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Point Douglas-Superior Road Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Brown's Creek on Point Douglas-Superior Road
Abandoned
Built 1863; Abandoned 1891
CB&Q Mississippi River Bridge (Winona) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (later BN RR)
Removed
Built in 1891; burned in a fire in 1989; later removed in 1990
Washington Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Washington Ave / Bnsf Rr on Csah 152
Replaced by new bridge, but original truss system is incorporated into it.
Built 1891
Silverdale Bridge (Koochiching County, Minnesota)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Fork River on MN 65
Open to pedestrians
Built 1877
Como Park Footbridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Abandoned Melan style open-spandrel arch bridge over Abandoned Light Railroad Line on Pedestrian Walkway
Abandoned
Manning Avenue Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Manning Avenue on Gateway Trail
This bridge was opened to bicycles, pedestrians, and horses in November 2011.
Built 1877, restored & re-opened in a new location 2011
Mendota Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota River on MN 55 in Mendota Heights
Open to traffic
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1992
Forestville South Branch Root River Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over South Branch Root River on CR 118 at Forestville
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1899 by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
Highway 100 Railroad Bridges (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Mn 100 on UP RR/Cedar Lake Bike Trail
North bridge (trail) open to pedestrians only, south bridge (TC&W RR) open to trains
Both built 1936, north bridge turned into trail
49th Street Bridge (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR on 49th Street NE
Open to traffic
Built 1966
Salisbury Bridge (Meeker County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over North Fork Crow River on CR 362
Closed to traffic after an accident in November 2010; fate uncertain
Built 1899 by the Hewett Bridge Co.
Frank's Ford Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Zumbro River on 90th Street CR 121
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1895
Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Reinforced concrete ribbed open-spandrel arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Carver Spring (4th Street) Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Carver Spring on 4th Street in Carver
Open to traffic
Built 1885
Sibley's Ferry Road Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Sibley's Ferry Road (State Trail) on Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1865 by the Minnesota Central (Milwaukee Road) to cross Sibley's Ferry Road
Minneopa Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Rated 95% with 5 votes
Stone Arch over Minneopa Creek on County Rd 69 & Union Pacific Railroad
Open
Road (Formerly rail) portion built 1879 ; Railroad portion built 1905
Carver Spring Bridge at Main Street (Carver County, Minnesota)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Carver Spring on CR 40 (Main Street) in Carver
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1885
St. Anthony Parkway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
5-span Warren through truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on St. Anthony Parkway in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Split Rock Bridge (Pipestone County, Minnesota)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge at Split Rock Creek State Park on CR 54
Open to traffic
Built 1938 by the Works Progress Administration
Doris Kemp Park Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mill Pond on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
1919 to carry Hwy. 169; closed to traffic in 1969 when the freeway bridge opened; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrian traffic in 2002
Hanover Bridge (Wright County, Minnesota)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Crow River at Hanover in St. Michael
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1885 by the Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. Closed to traffic in December 1966.
Soo Line Jct Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over BNSF Railway on Soo Line Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1907
Sartell Bridge (1914 structure) (Benton County, Minnesota)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on pipeline to the paper mill
Closed to all traffic
Built in 1914; Closed to truck traffic in 1950; Made obsolete by a new bridge built 700 feet downstream in 1983; Converted to pedestrian traffic in 1984; Later closed to all traffic- now utility lines cross it.
North Branch Root River MN 250 Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over North Branch Root River on MN 250
Open to traffic
Built 1924
DM&E Stone Arch Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge on Railroad over Branch of Bear Creek
Open to traffic
Built 1883
Sturgeon River Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Sturgeon River on CR 652
No longer exists
Built 1919; replaced 2004
Maple River Railroad Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Derelict/abandoned, possibly on private property
Built unknown by Milwaukee Road, abandoned ca. 1974
Stone Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994
Bearskin River Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss bridge over Bearskin River on CR 962
Demolished and replaced
Built 1919, demolished 2011
DM&E Overpass (Waseca County, Minnesota)
Rated 90% with 4 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Road on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1908
Cedar Bend Drawbridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over St. Croix River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1887, trestle replaced by I-Beam spans 1962
Chaska Swing Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River
Removed
First built 1871, replaced by this structure 1900, abandoned 1972, trail from 1980-1996. Imploded Aug. 22nd 1996 due to sinking pier
Little Log House Pioneer Village Spiral Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over a man made pond on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1893 over Yellow Bank River but relocated to the Little Log House Pioneer Village in 1989
PGR MN3 Overpass (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over MN-3/South Robert Trail on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1921
DM&E 6th Street Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Rated 88% with 6 votes
Stone arch bridge over 6th Street N on the DM&E Railroad in New Ulm
Open to traffic
Built 1909
M&StL Bridge at Carver (Carver County, Minnesota)
Rated 87% with 5 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on UPRR (Minneapolis and St. Louis RR)
Lost
Built 1917 replacing a swing span built in the 1898 and earlier in 1871; Removed completely Fall 2011
CGW Culvert (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on Railroad
Abandoned
BNSF Crow River Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Crow River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1913, replacing an older bridge
Camden Place Rail Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River and St. Anthony Pkwy on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic
Open may 1905 replacing a wooden deck and through truss bridge, modified 1977 with a thinner center span
BNSF Red Lake River Bridge (Polk County, Minnesota)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Warren Through Truss Bridge over Red Lake River in Crookston
Open to traffic
Built 1892
Dan Patch Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1908 to carry dual tracks, but one track later converted to highway use, highway discontinued in the 1980's
Kern Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Rated 85% with 9 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over LeSeuer River at border of Mankato and South Bend Townships on Township Rd. 190 and 195th Lane
Closed to all traffic
Built 1873 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton, OH; Closed to traffic in 1990
CP Mud Creek Arch Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Concrete and Brick arch bridge over Mud Creek on Abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built unknown, formerly crossed a highway
Oronoco Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Zumbro River on CSAH 18 at Oronoco
Open to traffic
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1987; Damaged by flood & re-opened 2010
Soo Line High Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Rated 84% with 7 votes
Steel arch bridge over St. Croix River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1910 replacing a bridge downstream.
Old MN HWY 16 bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Rated 83% with 8 votes
Abandoned camelback through truss bridge over Root River on State Hwy 16?
Abandoned
Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Petit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rules
I-35W - Saint Anthony Falls Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Beam bridge over Mississippi River, city streets and railroad on I 35W
Open to traffic
Built 2008 replacing the 1967 bridge that collapsed on August 1st, 2007
CN Cedar River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Baltimore through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901, trestle built 1960
St. Paul Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River in St. Paul

Built 1913 replacing a swing bridge, raised 1925, rebuilt over Warner Road 1956
Redstone Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Rated 82% with 8 votes
Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on DM&E Railroad Spur
Open to traffic
Built 1880, still the original structure piers stablized recently
Windom Railroad Bridge (Cottonwood County, Minnesota)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Two-span Quadrangular truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Windom
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1900, replacing an earlier bridge
Union Pacific Forest Prairie Creek Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss bridge over Forest Prairie Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1899
PGR 7th Street Overpass (Rice County, Minnesota)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Through Plate Girder Bridge over 7th Street N on Progressive Rail
Open to traffic
Built 1908
DM&E Stone Arch Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Intermittent Stream on Railroad (DM&E)
Open to traffic
Zumbro River Bridge (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Zumbro River on CR 7
Removed and replaced
Built 1949 as a Federal Aid Project
Dodd Ford Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Rated 77% with 6 votes
Through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on CR 147
Closed and reportedly up for sale
Built 1901 by L.H. Johnson
Waterford Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Rated 77% with 6 votes
Through truss bridge over Cannon River on CR 166 Canada Ave.
Bypassed by a new bridge in 2010. Bridge open to pedestrians only.
Built 1909; made obsolete by a new bridge in 2010 but remains intact for pedestrian use
DM&E Redwood River Bridge (Lyon County, Minnesota)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Redwood River on railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1902 for Chicago & North western Railroad
The Arches Railroad Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Culvert bridge over County Road 120 and Francis Creek on DM&E Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1882
Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Duluth Ship Canal on Lake Avenue in Duluth
Open to traffic
Opened as a transporter bridge in 1905; reconstructed as a vertical-lift bridge in 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Red Jacket Trestle (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Girder bridge over MN Hwy. 66 and Le Sueur River on Minnesota Valley Railroad (now a bike trail)
Bridge open as of 11/11/11
Built 1874; river spans replaced in 1901; south pier damaged by flooding in September, 2010; girder span relocated to the ground awaiting rehabilitation; pier collapsed during removal, replaced, looks like original and is back open.
BNSF Minnesota River Crossing (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridges over Minnesota River and overflow on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Built in 1887, current spans built in 1902, split into 2 bridges ca. 2010
Victoria Drive Overpass (Carver County, Minnesota)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Twin Cities Western Railroad on Former Victoria Drive
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1935, abandoned 2009 after the new Pioneer Trail Connection made road obsolete
Dotson Railroad Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Abandoned CNW Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1924
DM&E Straight River Bridge (Steele County, Minnesota)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on DM&E RR
Open to traffic
Built 1919