This standard concrete slab bridge crosses 36th Avenue South

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status:

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 36th Avenue South

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the last remaining bridge at this location

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and steel stringer approaches

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plymouth Avenue

Significance:

This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge crosses the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893, 1924 and 1963

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
171' riveted Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

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

Design:
38' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail

Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses two railroads and a trail

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1912

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over railroads and trail

Significance:

This unique Pratt deck truss bridge was built using trusses from its predecessor

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1885 and reconstructed 1923

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-247' Pratt deck truss, 3-90', 1-85', 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

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

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
Curved 3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Bde Maka Ska Drive

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge across Soo Avenue North has partially been replaced

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1894 and 1980

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway and Soo Line Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Deck girder and steel stringer bridge over Soo Avenue

Significance: