railroad bridge

Converting Railroad Bridge into Pedestrian Bridge Feasible but Expensive

The report concluded that repurposing the bridge would cost almost $6.9 million.

BISMARCK, N.D.– A study finds that converting a historic North Dakota railroad bridge into a pedestrian bridge can be done but it would be expensive. Landscape architecture professors at North Dakota State University looked at repurposing the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge as a footbridge. The Bismarck Tribune reports the report concluded that would cost almost $6.9 million. Proponents of saving the…

Grand Forks Railroad Bridge Fire Under Control

Call came in around 6:00 a.m. Friday morning.

Annette SullivanGrand Forks, ND — A railroad bridge fire in Grand Forks is under control, according to the Grand Forks Fire Department. The call came into dispatch around 6:00 a.m., Friday morning that the railroad bridge at South 3rd Street and Kittson Avenue was on fire. Investigators are on the scene searching for the cause of the fire. Fire Department…