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
Abandoned East Channel Bridge
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:
BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (North)
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
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BNSF Bassett Creek Bridge
BNSF Bassett Creek Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #1.1)
This small concrete slab bridge crosses Bassett Creek near Penn Avenue
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
Great Northern Railway
Design:
4-16' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Bassett Creek
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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
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CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
This steel stringer bridge crosses Columbia Parkway at 35th Avenue Northeast
North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built ca. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
3 span steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Columbia Parkway
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BNSF Lowry Avenue Bridge
BNSF Lowry Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #11.3)
This steel stringer and concrete slab bridge crosses Lowry 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:
2-26' steel stringer and 2-11' concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer and concrete slab bridge over Lowry Avenue Northeast
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BNSF Crow River Bridge
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:
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
CPKC MN-7 Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5199)
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:
BNSF East Channel Bridge
BNSF East Channel Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.1)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over 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 1925
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ring & Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
3-75' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel of Mississippi River
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Luce Line Trail Truss Bridge
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)
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