Milwaukee Road mendota main line abandoned by early 1960s.         
The mendota highway bridge in the backround by Fort Snelling remains today Hwy 55. The Milwaukee Road mainline used to run under that. You are looking at the Milwaukee Road mainline bridge tracks being removed. By 1957 Milwaukee road built the hump yard in St Paul and preferred running on the short line bridge in Minneapolis over the Mississippi River. A swing bridge used to open for bardge traffic at what you are looking at.
Date: 8/13/1965 Location: Minneapolis, MN Views: 496 Collection Of:   S Kotnour
Author:  S Kotnour
Milwaukee Road mendota main line abandoned by early 1960s.
Picture Categories: Scenic,Bridge,Track This picture is part of album:  Classic Twin Citites MN 1970s
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