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Long Meadow Bridge
Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Old Cedar Avenue Over Long Meadow Lake in Bloomington: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 865 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1920 By: Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois

This impressive multi-span truss bridge was rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2016.

Mendota Bridge
Fort Snelling - Mendota Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

MN-55 Over Minnesota River in Mendota Heights: Dakota County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 4,119 ft. Main Span: 304 ft. Roadway: 71 ft. Main Spans: 13

Built 1926 By: Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Claude Allen Porter Turner of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fort Road Bridge
MN-5 Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

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.

Lower Glen Bridge #2
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

This bridge is one of several pedestrian bridges in Minnehaha Park that are stone faced concrete arch bridges.

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28th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.9 Kilometers)

28th Avenue Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 27 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: Unknown

This early concrete arch bridge has beautiful, ornate metal railings that are unexpected on a concrete arch bridge.

Soldiers Home Bridge
Steel Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (8.9 Kilometers)

Soldiers Road Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 627 ft. Main Span: 288 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Bayne and Hewett of Minneapolis, Minnesota

This magnificent bridge is extremely hard to photograph due to adjacent trees.

Nokomis Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Nokomis Avenue Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 41 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1921 By: Unknown

This concrete t-beam bridge has an arch-shaped fascia beam to make it look like a concrete arch bridge.

Minnehaha Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Minnehaha Avenue Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Unknown

Unlike the stone-faced pedestrian bridges in adjacent Minnehaha Park, this is a bona fide stone arch bridge... at least the original part is.

Lower Glen Bridge #3
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

Like several bridges in Minnehaha Park, this concrete bridge has been enhanced with a decorative stone facing.

Upper Falls Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

One of several historic stone-faced concrete bridges in this park, this one is strategically located right above the falls.

Lower Falls Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Arch, Fixed

Length: 51 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

One of several stone faced concrete bridges in this park, this one has an unusual solid two ribbed design.

Deer Pen Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 56 ft. Roadway: 9 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Unknown

This is one of the most attractive of several stone faced concrete bridges in Minnehaha Park.

Bryant Avenue Footbridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 Kilometers)

Bryant Avenue Over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 231 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Unknown

After being closed with a removed deck, this remarkable, unusual continuous deck truss was restored in 2012 and is in use again.

46th Street Bridge
Ford Parkway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

Ford Parkway (46th Street) Over Godfrey Parkway in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1925 By: Unknown

This is a handsome concrete t-beam overpass in a park setting.

Intercity Bridge
Ford Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.7 Kilometers)

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.

Montreal Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 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.

Oakland Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

Oakland Avenue Over Railroad (Midtown Greenway Rail-Trail) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 31.5 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1915 By: Unknown

A representative example of over twenty historic bridges that are part of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation Historic District

Portland Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

Portland Avenue Over Railroad (Midtown Greenway Rail-Trail) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1914 By: Unknown

A representative example of over twenty historic bridges that are part of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation Historic District

Pleasant Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

Pleasant Avenue Over Railroad (Midtown Greenway Rail-Trail) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1913 By: Unknown

A representative example of over twenty historic bridges that are part of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation Historic District

Grand Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

Grand Avenue Over Railroad (Midtown Greenway Rail-Trail) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1914 By: Unknown

A representative example of over twenty historic bridges that are part of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation Historic District

Short Line Bridge
Milwaukee Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Mississippi River and River Parkway in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,061 ft. Main Span: 324 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1902 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This is an impressive and uncommon example of a Baltimore deck truss.

Franklin Avenue Bridge
F. W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Franklin Avenue Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,055 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1923 By: Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Frederick William Cappelen

Despite severe alteration to its design and appearance, this bridge remains noteworthy for its span length and Melan style reinforcing.

Loring Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Loring Pond in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is an attractive and unusual truss that has an overall arched shape.

Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
Bohemian Flats Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Dinkytown Trail Rail-Trail) Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 952 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1885 By: Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Charles Frederick Loweth and Onward Bates

Long ago, this bridge had a third truss line added in the middle, an unusual and historical alteration.

10th Avenue Bridge
Cedar Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

10th Avenue (Cedar Avenue) Over Mississippi River, Railroad, and Various Streets in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 2,153 ft. Main Span: 265 ft. Roadway: 55.4 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1929 By: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Kristoffer Olsen Oustad

One of the largest concrete arch bridges in the area, this s-curve bridge was built in-house by city workers!

Stone Arch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Rail-Trail) Over Mississippi River and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,100 ft. Main Span: 197 ft. Main Spans: 21

Built 1883 By: Edward Darragh and Charles C. Smith

This is an iconic railroad bridge in the city that has been converted for pedestrian use.

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MN-100 Railroad Overpasses
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Union Pacific) and Rail-Trail (Cedar Lake Trail) Over MN-100 in St. Louis Park: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 66.5 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Minnesota Highway Department

One of three historic overpas bridges on this stretch of highway displaying unusually high level of aesthetic treatment.

3rd Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

3rd Avenue Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,888 ft. Main Span: 237 ft. Roadway: 58.7 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1917 By: Unknown and Frederick William Cappelen and Kristoffer Olsen Oustad

Although altered, this unique s-curve bridge retains its rare arch ribs with Melan type reinforcing.

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MN-7 Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

MN-7 Over MN-100 in St. Louis Park: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 190 ft. Main Span: 53 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1939 By: Unknown and Minnesota Highway Department

One of three historic overpas bridges on this stretch of highway displaying unusually high level of aesthetic treatment.

Mississippi River Bridge Number 15
Omaha Bridge Number 15
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 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.

Merriam Street Bridge
Broadway Bridge Span
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

Merriam Street Over Mississippi River (East Channel) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 257 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

The trusses from a single span of a multi-span truss bridge were moved here and used as decorations on a modern bridge.

Washington Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Washington Avenue Over Railroad (BNSF) and Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Arch, Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 68 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Unknown

The truss webs and overhead bracing of this historic bridge were salvaged and placed as decorations on a replacement bridge.

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Minnetonka Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Minnetonka Boulevard (CR-5) Over MN-100 in St. Louis Park: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 164 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1939 By: Unknown and Minnesota Highway Department

One of three historic overpas bridges on this stretch of highway displaying unusually high level of aesthetic treatment.

4th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

4th Avenue (Repurposed As Walkway) Over Railroad (Abandoned BNSF) in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

This unusual and significant historic pony truss bridge was left in place despite a complete redevelopment around it.

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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