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 Lowry Avenue Bridge
BNSF Lowry Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11.3)
This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Lowry Avenue Northeast near Washington Street 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:
2-26' steel stringer and 2-11' concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Lowry Avenue Northeast
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BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge
BNSF 15th Avenue Bridge
This unique through and deck plate girder bridge carries a railroad yard over 15th Avenue Southeast near the University of Minnesota campus
Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1919 and 1921
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
54' through plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (north tracks); 54' deck plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (south tracks)
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 15th Avenue Southeast
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CPKC Glenwood Avenue Bridge
CPKC Glenwood Avenue Bridge
This through plate girder bridge crosses Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40) west of Xenia Avenue
Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
42' through plate girder and 2-18' concrete slab
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40)
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
Significance:
TC&W Purgatory Creek Bridge
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:
CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Cambridge Street
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1957
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cambridge Street
Significance:
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5199)
This standard through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
85' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7
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:
BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge
BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.7)
This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses 18th Avenue Northeast at Monroe Street.
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-34' deck plate girders and 2-17' concrete slabs
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 18th Avenue Northeast
Significance:
Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
This Pratt through truss bridge has been moved twice and is the centerpiece bridge of the Luce Line State Trail
Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1885 by unknown at Pearl, Illinois and installed here 1913
by the
Electric Short Line Railway
Design:
130' pin-connected Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Wayzata Boulevard (Former US Highway 12)
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