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 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

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

Stone Arch Bridge

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Stone Arch Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #U9.9)

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:

National

Dakota Park Rail Crossing

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Dakota Park Rail Crossing

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern across the Great Northern Railway

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on CPKC

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 Crow River Bridge

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BNSF Crow River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #23.3)

This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Crow River just upstream of Interstate 94

Rogers, Hennepin County, Minnesota to St. Michael, Wright County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
150' riveted Warren through truss and deck girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Crow River

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

Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge

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Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #10.9)

This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge crosses the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1893, 1924 and 1963

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
171' riveted Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Moderate

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Purgatory Creek Arch

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #25.04)

This small concrete arch culvert crosses Purgatory Creek near Valley View Road in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Purgatory Creek

Significance:

Local

PGR I-494 Bridge

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PGR I-494 Bridge

This through plate girder bridge is one of the earliest interstate-era grade separations in the Twin Cities

Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Progressive Rail, Inc.

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown and Oster & Pederson Inc. of Grove City, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
2-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 494

Significance:

Local