Railroad Bridges in Hennepin CountyMinnesota

Hennepin County is one of the principal counties of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The seat and largest city are both Minneapolis.
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Abandoned East Channel Bridge
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Abandoned East Channel Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #980)

This long abandoned curved deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago)

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wisconsin Central Railway

Design: Curved 3 span deck plate girder

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

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Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-338)

This concrete arch bridge crosses Minnehaha Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 55

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 38' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek

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Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
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Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.4A)

This abandoned concrete slab bridge once carried the Northern Pacific Line "E" across Monroe Street Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status:

Built 1924

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 4 span concrete slab bridge

Concrete slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast

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BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge

Located near the University of Minnesota, this girder bridge was built by two different railroads

Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1891 and 1921

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: Through and deck plate girder with concrete slab approach

Through and deck plate girder bridge over 15th Avenue Southeast

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BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.7)

This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses 18th Avenue Northeast at Monroe Street.

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 2-34' deck plate girders and 2-17' concrete slabs

Deck plate girder bridge over 18th Avenue Northeast

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