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Historic Bridges: Ramsey County, Minnesota

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 20

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7th Street Improvement Arches
7th Street Bridge
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7th Street Over Railroad (Bruce Vento Rail-Trail) in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 90 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1884 By: McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell
This is the only known example of a rare helicoidal type skewed stone arch bridge in the state.
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Bruce Vento Trail Bridge
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Railroad (Bruce Vento Rail-Trail) Over MN-36 in Maplewood: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 155 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1954 By: Unknown and Minnesota Highway Department
With some aesthetic details, this former railroad bridge was a relativelty early and somewhat unusual overpass.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 940 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
This bridge is an early surviving example of a Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridge.
Como Park Foot Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Abandoned Streetcar) in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1904 By: William S. Hewett and Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two extremely rare examples of a Melan arch in Como park.
Como Park Golf Course Bridge
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Golf Course Path Over Park Lagoon in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Stone and Brick Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is an attractive stone and red brick arch bridge, today part of a golf course.
Fort Road Bridge
MN-5 Bridge
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MN-5 (Fort Road, 7th Street) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,199 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 7
Built 1961 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
This is a large continuous high level deck plate girder.
Intercity Bridge
Ford Bridge
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Ford Parkway (46th Street) Over Mississippi River and Mississippi River Boulevard in Minneapolis and St. Paul: Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 1,524 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1927 By: James O. Heyworth of Chicago, Illinois and Martin Sigvart Grytbak
This is one of the more ornate of the Twin City arch bridges and it retains decent historic integrity, and remains a lovely bridge.
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Kellogg Boulevard Bridge
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Kellogg Boulevard Over Mississippi River Cliff in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Main Spans: 4
Built By: Unknown
This is a half-bridge that essentially extends a road out beyond a cliff.
Lexington Parkway Bridge
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Lexington Parkway Over Railroad (Abandoned Streetcar) in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 39 ft. Roadway: 36.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1904 By: William S. Hewett and Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two extremely rare examples of a Melan arch in Como park, this example has a stone facing.
Lexington Parkway Railroad Overpass
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Railroad (BNSF) Over Lexington Parkway in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1907 By: Unknown
This is an early, unaltered, and nicely decorated concrete arch overpass.
Mississippi River Bridge Number 15
Omaha Bridge Number 15
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,055 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Charles Frederick Loweth
This is a large and uncommon example of a bobtail swing bridge, and it still operates for boats.
MN-36 Lexington Avenue Bridge
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MN-36 Over Lexington Avenue in Roseville: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Unknown and Minnesota Highway Department
Very rare in Minnesota, this attractive bridge is an unaltered example of a 1930s rigid-frame overpass.
Montreal Avenue Overpass
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Montreal Avenue (MN-51) in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 244 ft. Main Span: 86 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Unknown
This bridge produces a graceful archway over the roadway it crosses and is impossible to ignore.
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Phalen Park Arch Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Keller Creek in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 124 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Roadway: 27.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Unknown and Claude Allen Porter Turner of Minneapolis, Minnesota
This bridge has a long history of being severely altered and changed, but is still interesting to take note of.
Phalen Park Overpass
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Pedestrian Walkway in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is a small concrete box overpass for pedestrians.
Phalen Park Truss Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Keller Creek Channel in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Bedstead Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1906 By: St. Paul Foundry Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
Both of unusual design and unusual beauty, this preserved bridge is a unique variety of bedstead truss.
Robert Street Bridge
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Robert Street (MN-3) Over Mississippi River and Railroad in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,429 ft. Main Span: 264 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1926 By: Fegles Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Toltz, King and Day of St. Paul, Minnesota and John F. Greene
This signature bridge of St. Paul is a large concrete arch bridge with a massive rainbow arch main span with solid steel reinforcement.
South St. Paul Railroad Bridge
Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in South St. Paul: Dakota County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt ,
Length: 1,275 ft. Main Span: 401 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This swing bridge was demolished and replaced in 1981, but the approach truss span remains original and noteworthy.
Water Street Bridge
Mendota Road Bridge
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Water Street Over Pickerel Lake Outlet in Rural: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Span: 10 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1894 By: Unknown
This is a tiny, but unaltered example of a stone arch bridge.
Wheelock Parkway Bridge
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Railroad (Gateway Trail Rail-Trail) Over Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Unknown
Converted for trail use, this bridge is otherwise a good unaltered example of a 1930s railroad overpass.

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