The rail crossing at this location dates to the Hastings & Dakota railroad, which built a mainline across Minnesota in 1880. The line was bought by the Milwaukee Road in the mid-1880s, which operated the line until 1982. The line is currently operated by the Twin Cities & Western and the BNSF.
The bridge piers and abutments appear to be poured concrete. While poured concrete was somewhat unusual for a bridge in the 1880s, the concrete appears aged enough to have been from that era. As a result, I am unable to tell if this is the original 1880 bridge, or if it is a newer structure. I would at least expect that the steel would have been replaced as trains became ever heavier in the early 1900s.
