This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline across Spring Street near Central Avenue in Minneapolis

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

A. Guthrie & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
2-25' concrete encased beams and 2-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Spring Street Northeast

Significance:

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:

This through plate girder bridge crosses two railroads and a trail

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1912

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over railroads and trail

Significance:

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:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway spur between Nicollet Island and Boom Island in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown and Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
172' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge was constructed as part of a grade separation project in Minneapolis

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
44' steel stringer and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Marshall Street Northeast

Significance:

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:

The iconic Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1883 and 1962

by

Edward Darragh and Unknown

for

Minneapolis Union Railway

Design:
21 span stone arch and Warren deck truss

Description:
Landmark stone arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This unique Pratt deck truss bridge was built using trusses from its predecessor

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1885 and reconstructed 1923

by

Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-247' Pratt deck truss, 3-90', 1-85', 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

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: