1880+1902 MNNR/Milwaukee Short Line Bridges over Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN

1880: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

1902: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

MNNR = Minnesota Commercial Railway

1908 postcard via BridgeHunter_1902
[The Meeker Island Lock and Dam is on the to-do list.]

HistoricBridges
pin-connected Baltimore deck truss with stone piers

John Harker posted three images with the comment: "Bob Wilt photographed six Milw SD40-2s pulling WEPX empties across Short Line bridge over the Mississippi River into Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 1st, 1980.  Of course, the train was heading west to pick up more coal.  The empties were coming back from Wisconsin Electric Power (WEPX), the Columbia Power plant near Portage, Wisconsin.  In the background the train was curving around to the bridge near Signal Tower at MP 417.3.  A Milw Northern Division employee timetable for the Short Line and a USGS topo map are included for reference.  John Harker image editing, research and collection"

Fred Hyde: now a branch operated by Minnesota Commercial to get to the elevator district in South Minneapolis.

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The 1880 bridge did not use falsework under the main span.

Prior 1923 via BridgeHunter_1880