St. Cloud Rail Bridge

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St. Cloud Rail Bridge
The BNSF bridge as viewed from the Veterans Bridge, just downstream.
Carries	One track of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	St. Cloud, Minnesota
Maintained by	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
ID number	74.2
Design	Four-span high deck pin-connected truss bridge
Longest span	170 feet
Total length	587 feet
Width	One track
Clearance below	20 feet
Opening date	1892
Coordinates	45°33′50″N, 94°09′27″W

The St. Cloud Rail Bridge is a pin-connected truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1892 by Great Northern Railway and was probably designed by the railroad. Two of the piers are stone, while a third pier is newer and made of concrete. The bridge has an extra set of bracing that hangs about ten feet below the bottom trusses, appearing to hang like a hammock. This was added to increase the capacity of the bridge.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

• Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4. 

Bridges of the Mississippi River
Upstream Sauk Rapids Bridge	St. Cloud Rail Bridge	Downstream Veterans Bridge