Minnesota River

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Beussmann Bridge (Old) (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1891; Replaced 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 13
Replaced by a new bridge

Bloomington Ferry Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Lost Warren through truss swing-bridge over Minnesota River
Replaced by a new bridge

BNSF - Granite Falls Rail Bridge (N) (Chippewa County, Minnesota)
Built 1902, Separated from South Bridge 2010
Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River Backchannel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Granite Falls Rail Bridge (S) (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1902, Separated from North Bridge 2010
Warren through truss bridges over Minnesota River and overflow on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Minnesota River Bridge (Swift County, Minnesota)
Built 1916
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Minnesota River Crossing (Big Stone County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 when the line was double tracked and relocated
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Broadway Avenue Minnesota River Bridge (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1931; rehabilitated in 2017
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 99 in St. Peter
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Old) (Le Sueur County, Minnesota)
Built 1887; Destroyed 1929
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River on Minnesota Trunk Highway 21
Destroyed by collision from a heavily laden grain truck

Cedar Avenue Bridge (Old) (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1890, removed in 1980 shortly after the current bridge was built.
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Cedar Avneue
Removed

Chestnut Street Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Opened August 1896, Lost 1959
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chestnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Kasota Drawbridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
Built 1880 and 1909
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Removed but not replaced

Dan Patch Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1908 to carry dual tracks, but one track later converted to highway use, highway discontinued in the 1980's
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

First Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1871 for the M&STL
Lost through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Gold Mine Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1903
Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 17
Open to traffic

Granite Falls Walking Bridge (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1935 by the Roebling Co.; damaged by flooding in 1969, 1997 and 2001
Suspension footbridge over Minnesota River at 8th Avenue in Granite Falls
Open to pedestrians

Henderson Bridge (Sibley County, Minnesota)
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 19
Replaced by a new bridge

Henderson Bridge (Old) (Sibley County, Minnesota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on SR 19
Replaced by a new bridge

Hinderman Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built in 1905 to replace a ferry operated by Captain Hinderman, damaged by flooding in 1951 but was later rebuilt, closed to traffic in 1987, later removed.
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Minnesota River on Township Road
No longer exists, removed after 1987

Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1969; bypassed by current structure in 1992 but was left in place; restored in 2011
Deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Holmes Street (Old US 169) in Shakopee
Open to Pedestrians

Kasota Bridge (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
Built 1905; trusses relocated to Koochiching County in 1929
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 22
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewis Street Swing Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built in the 1880s, requested for scrap in 1942 due to WWII
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Lewis Street
Removed but not replaced

Lyndale Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1919; Replaced 1957
Lost Warren deck truss bascule bridge over Minnesota River on Lyndale Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Arch Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1917; Replaced 1985
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Minnesota River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mendota Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1992
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota River on MN 55 in Mendota Heights
Open to traffic

Milan Bridge (Chippewa County, Minnesota)
Built 1938
Lost 8-panel riveted Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River/Lac Qui Parle Lake on MN 40


Milan Bridge (Old) (Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on SH 40
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Mendota Swing Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Approach Spans built 1894, swing span built between 1910 and 1915; Removed 1957
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Milwaukee Road
Removed but not replaced

Minnesota River Bridge (Big Stone County, Minnesota)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Minnesota River on road
Removed but not replaced

Minnesota River Bridge (Big Stone County, Minnesota)
Built 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota River on a pedestrian path in Ortonville
Open to pedestrians

Minnesota River Bridge (Blue Earth County, Minnesota)
Built 1954; replaced 2007
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 42
Demolished

Minnesota River Bridge (Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota)
Built 1947
Pony truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 15 in Odessa
Replaced by ugly, concrete eyesore bridge

Minnesota River Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1924; replaced 2005
Lost truss bridge over Minnesota River on CSAH 5
No longer exists

Minnesota River Bridge (Sibley County, Minnesota)
Built 1934
Lost 3-span Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 25 in Belle Plaine
This bridge was demolished and replaced in 2005.

Minnesota River Bridge (Old) (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 101 River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Minnesota Valley State Trail - Chaska Swing Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1900, Approach Replaced 1905 and again in 1911; Removed August 1996 due to sinking pier
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Chaska-Shakopee Trail
Removed

MN77 Minnesota River Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1978
Steel through arch bridge over Minnesota R & Black Dog on MN 77 N& S bounds
Open to traffic

Montevideo Bridge (Chippewa County, Minnesota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on US 212
Replaced by a new bridge

Morton- Minnesota River Crossing (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1928; Replaced in 1997- road realigned at the same time.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Hwys. US 71 and MN 19
Replaced by new bridge

MPLI - Minnesota River Bridge (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Twin Cities and Western Railroad
Open to traffic

MSTL - Carver Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1917 replacing a swing span built in the 1889 and earlier in 1871; Removed Fall 2011
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnesota River on UPRR (Minneapolis and St. Louis RR)
Lost

Oak Street Bridge (Old) (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1911; Replaced 1974
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Oak Street.
Replaced by a new bridge

Petersen Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1918
Pony truss bridge over Minnesota River on CH3/CR8
Intact but closed to all traffic in August 2017. Sold to Washington County in 2021 with intent to be relocated to Lake Elmo.

Redstone Bridge (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1880, still the original structure piers stablized recently
Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on DM&E Railroad Spur
Open to traffic

Second Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1889, Replaced 1917 and approach spans reused elsewhere
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

US14 Minnesota River Bridge (Old) (Brown County, Minnesota)
Built 1922; Replaced 1963
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on US 14
Replaced by a new bridge