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 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

BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (North)

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BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (North)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #12.1)

This Warren through truss bridge is the northern BNSF crossing of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927 and 1963

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
190' Warren through truss, 2-105', 5-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge

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Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #3)

This through plate girder bridge now carries a trail over Minnesota Highway 7

Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown

for

Minnesota Highway Department and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
89' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7

Significance:

Local

BNSF Spring Street Bridge

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BNSF Spring Street Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #9.9)

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:

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 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

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

Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge

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Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-338)

This concrete arch bridge crosses Minnehaha Creek alongside Minnesota Highway 55

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
38' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek

Significance:

Local

Third Avenue Bridge

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Third Avenue Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge crosses the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

City of Minneapolis and Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

Design:
8 span open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge

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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)

Significance:

Regional