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)

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Wisconsin Central Railway

Design: Curved 3 span deck plate girder

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is one of two parallel bridges across Broadway Avenue at this location

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 1-65' and 2-22' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893 and 1924

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 3-76' twinned deck plate girder spans

Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern BNSF crossing of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927 and 1963

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 190' Warren through truss, 2-105', 5-80' deck plate girder

Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge has been preserved as a pedestrian bridge

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

by

Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and designed by Charles Frederick Lowrth

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Wisconsin Central Railway

Design: 175' pin connected Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance: