Crosses Mississippi River Maintained by BNSF Railway Opened 1892 Clearance below 6.1 m Bridge type Truss bridge | Locale St. Cloud, Minnesota ID number 74.2 Total length 179 m Location St. Cloud Body of water Mississippi River | |
Carries One track of the BNSF Railway Design Four-span high deck pin-connected truss bridge Similar Veterans Bridge, Granite City Crossing, DeSoto Bridge, University Bridge, Bill Emerson Memorial |
The St. Cloud Rail Bridge is a pin-connected truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. 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.
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