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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BNSF Central Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Central Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.5)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge once crossed Central Avenue (MN-65)

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girder and 2-17' concrete slab

Description:
Replaced deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Minnesota Highway 65 (Central Avenue)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

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BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.1)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Fillmore Street Northeast at 13th Avenue Northeast

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:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

BNSF East Channel Bridge

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BNSF East Channel Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.1)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over 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 1925

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Local

Dakota Park Rail Crossing

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Dakota Park Rail Crossing

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern across the Great Northern Railway

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on CPKC

Significance:

Local

BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)

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BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)

(Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge #9.9)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35W at the Johnson Street exit

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1973

by

Unknown

for

Burlington Northern Railroad

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over I-35W

Significance:

None

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

CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge

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CPKC St. Anthony Parkway Bridge

This concrete slab bridge crosses St. Anthony Parkway near Central Avenue

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over St. Anthony Parkway

Significance:

Local

BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (West)

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BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (West)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.8)

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

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast

Significance:

Local

TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge

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TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-470)

This standard concrete arch bridge crosses Purgatory Creek

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18'x14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

Dan Patch Line Bridge

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Dan Patch Line Bridge

(Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Bridge #16.9)

This through truss swing bridge carries an inactive rail line across the Minnesota River between Savage and Bloomington

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota to Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company

Design:
250' riveted Warren through truss swing span and steel stringer

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

Regional