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 Buchanan Street Bridge

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BNSF Buchanan Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.0)

This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Buchanan Street Northeast near Broadway Street Northeast

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:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Buchanan Street Northeast

Significance:

Local

BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge

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BNSF 18th Avenue Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.7)

This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses 18th Avenue Northeast at Monroe Street.

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-34' deck plate girders and 2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 18th Avenue 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

Midtown Greenway - Bde Maka Ska Drive Bridge

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Midtown Greenway - Bde Maka Ska Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-1596 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Bde Maka Ska Drive

Significance:

Local

Abandoned East Channel Bridge

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Abandoned East Channel Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #980)

This long abandoned curved deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch of Chicago)

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
Curved 3 span deck plate girder

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

Significance:

Local

Dakota Rail Trail - Seton Channel Bridge

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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:

Local

Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge

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Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-460 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway

West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Dean Parkway

Significance:

Local

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

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

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