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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Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9

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Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9

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:

High

Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge

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Cedar Lake Trail - Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Bridge #5)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over Minnehaha Creek

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned East Channel Bridge

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Abandoned East Channel Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #980)

This curved deck plate girder bridge carries a former spur to Boom Island across the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago) and Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-90' and 1-85' deck plate girders

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River

Significance:

Local

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

CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge

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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:

Minimal

BNSF 22nd Avenue Bridge

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BNSF 22nd Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11.1)

This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses 22nd 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:
2-25' steel stringer and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over 22nd Avenue Northeast

Significance:

Local

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

Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge

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Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #981)

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:

Regional

CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge

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CPKC Plymouth Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Soo Line spur over Plymouth Avenue on the north side of Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Trainor Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and 2-15' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plymouth Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Virginia Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Virginia Avenue Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #16.9)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Virginia Avenue

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Virginia Avenue

Significance:

Local