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.
Random Bridges
BNSF I-35W Bridge (North)
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:
Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge
Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #31.6)
This through plate girder bridge was rehabilitated and is now part of a trail
Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1914
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
50' through plate girder and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seton Lake Channel
Significance:
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (West)
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (West)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.8)
This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses 19th Avenue Northeast near Monroe Street
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast
Significance:
BNSF East Channel Bridge
BNSF East Channel Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1893 and 1924
by
Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3-76' twinned deck plate girder spans
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River
Significance:
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.9)
This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses 19th Avenue Northeast near Monroe Street
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast
Significance:
CPKC Marshall Street Bridge
CPKC Marshall Street Bridge
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:
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:
BNSF 22nd Avenue Bridge
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:
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:
Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.4A)
This abandoned concrete slab bridge once carried the Northern Pacific Line "E" across Monroe Street Northeast
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status:
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
4 span concrete slab bridge
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast
Significance: