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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CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge

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CPKC 31st Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #L-334)

This deck plate girder bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway and a seldom used rail spur over 31st Avenue

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Railroad and Trail Traffic

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 31st Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge

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CPKC Broadway Avenue Bridge

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

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

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

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Broadway Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge

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CPKC MN-7 Service Road Bridge

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses the Minnesota Highway 7 service road

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
30' 4-ply steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Minnesota Highway 7 Service Road

Significance:

Local

BNSF Crow River Bridge

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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:

Moderate

BNSF Washington Street Bridge

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BNSF Washington Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11.2)

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Washington Street Northeast near 23rd Avenue Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-49' steel stringer and 2-28' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Washington Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

Camden Place Railroad Bridge

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Camden Place Railroad Bridge

This large Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Mississippi River near 42nd Avenue

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1936

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newmann & Hay of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
Warren deck truss, deck plate girder and through plate girder

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Soo Avenue Bridge

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CPKC Soo Avenue Bridge

(Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Bridge #77)

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:

Local

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #25.04)

This small concrete arch culvert crosses Purgatory Creek near Valley View Road in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge

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CP Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-462)

One track of this deck girder bridge was built using secondhand pieces

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway (Final Owner)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1910 using secondhand pieces and widened 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Midtown Greenway - Bde Maka Ska Drive Bridge

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Midtown Greenway - Bde Maka Ska Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)

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:

Local