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Bruce Vento Trail Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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.

Phalen Park Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.6 Miles (2.6 Kilometers)

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
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.6 Miles (2.6 Kilometers)

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.

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Phalen Park Arch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.8 Kilometers)

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.

Wheelock Parkway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

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.

7th Street Improvement Arches
7th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.5 Kilometers)

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.

Robert Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.1 Kilometers)

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.

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Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.2 Kilometers)

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.

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Kellogg Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 Kilometers)

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.

South St. Paul Railroad Bridge
Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

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.

MN-36 Lexington Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

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.

Como Park Golf Course Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.7 Miles (10.7 Kilometers)

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.

Como Park Foot Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (10.9 Kilometers)

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.

Lexington Parkway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (11 Kilometers)

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
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

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.

Water Street Bridge
Mendota Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

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.

Mississippi River Bridge Number 15
Omaha Bridge Number 15
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.6 Kilometers)

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.

Montreal Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

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.

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.

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