HistoricBridges.org Bridge Locator

Nearby Bridges: 35
Browse In Google Maps - Browse In OpenStreet Maps

!
Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 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.

Robert Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0.1 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.

X
Kellogg Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.8 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.

7th Street Improvement Arches
7th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.7 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.

Water Street Bridge
Mendota Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.9 Miles (3 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: 2.2 Miles (3.5 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.

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

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.5 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.

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.

L
Phalen Park Arch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.4 Miles (5.5 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.

Phalen Park Truss Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 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.

Phalen Park Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 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.

Lexington Parkway Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.5 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.

Como Park Foot Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.2 Miles (6.7 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: 4.2 Miles (6.8 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.

Como Park Golf Course Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (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.

Montreal Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 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.

X
Bruce Vento Trail Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.2 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.

MN-36 Lexington Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 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.

Mendota Bridge
Fort Snelling - Mendota Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.4 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: 6.6 Miles (10.6 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.

Intercity Bridge
Ford Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.6 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.

Lower Glen Bridge #2
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12 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.

46th Street Bridge
Ford Parkway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12.1 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.

Soldiers Home Bridge
Steel Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 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.

Lower Glen Bridge #3
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 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.

Deer Pen Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 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.

Short Line Bridge
Milwaukee Road Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.5 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.

Lower Falls Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.5 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.

Upper Falls Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 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.

Minnehaha Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 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.

Franklin Avenue Bridge
F. W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.6 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.

Nokomis Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 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.

X
28th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 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.

Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
Bohemian Flats Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 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: 9.9 Miles (15.9 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!

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.

Divider

Back

Top

About - Contact

Divider