Railroad Bridges in Hennepin County , Minnesota
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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Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
52' deck plate girder
Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek
Significance:
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.9)
This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses 19th Avenue Northeast near Monroe Street
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast
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Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge
Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.6)
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:
BNSF Broadway Avenue Bridge
BNSF Broadway Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #12)
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
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
1-65' and 2-22' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue
Significance:
CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge
CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Soo Line spur over Plymouth Avenue on the north side of Minneapolis
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1900
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Trainor Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and 2-15' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plymouth Avenue
Significance:
Short Line Bridge
Short Line Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-332)
This large Baltimore deck truss bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road mainline high above the Mississippi River
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago)
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3 span pin connected baltimore deck truss
Description:
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
Midtown Greenway - Lake of the Isles Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)
This concrete slab and stringer bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway over the Lake of the Isles Lagoon and Canal
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
Concrete slab and concrete stringer
Description:
Concrete slab and stringer bridge over Lake of the Isles Canal
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BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.2)
This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Broadway Street Northeast near I-35W
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girder, 2-19' concrete slab
Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Broadway Street Northeast
Significance:
BNSF Crow River Bridge
BNSF Crow River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #23.3)
This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Crow River just upstream of Interstate 94
Rogers, Hennepin County, Minnesota to St. Michael, Wright County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1913 and 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
150' riveted Warren through truss and deck girder
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Crow River
Significance:
PGR I-494 Bridge
PGR I-494 Bridge
This through plate girder bridge is one of the earliest interstate-era grade separations in the Twin Cities
Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.
Status: In Use
Built 1958
by
Unknown and Oster & Pederson Inc. of Grove City, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
2-62' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 494
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