C&NW Railroad Bridge

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The first bridge here was built by the Winona and Saint Peter and opened on May 26, 1871. It collapsed under the first train using it and a replacement bridge opened on January 21, 1872. The Chicago and North Western Railroad acquired the Winona and Saint Peter, and continued to cross the Mississippi River here until abandonment of the bridge was approved on December 24, 1977. The C&NW's passenger train service on this route was with the Rochester 400, which made its last run on July 23, 1963.
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Railroad bridges were built at 56 locations to cross the Mississippi River,
and 36 of these crossings are still in use by freight railroads. www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/535712/ShowPost.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C&NW
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Coordinates:   44°3'33"N   91°38'14"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago