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.
Cities Minneapolis St. Louis Park Plymouth Eden Prairie Hopkins Spring Park Savage Rogers Long Lake Golden Valley Bloomington

Random Bridges

CPKC Glenwood Avenue Bridge
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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:

Local

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

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

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

BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (South)
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BNSF Monroe Street Bridge (South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.6)

This skewed concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses Monroe Street Northeast

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam and slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast

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

BNSF Broadway Avenue Bridge
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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:

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

BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
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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:

Local