Railroad Bridges in Ramsey County , Minnesota
Ramsey County is located in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The seat and largest city are both St. Paul.
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Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge
This large through plate girder bridge once carried the former Soo Line mainline across Westminster Street in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1919
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
1-92' and 1-28' skewed through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street
Significance:
BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #4.1)
This attractive concrete arch bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Lexington Parkway near Como Park in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1908
by
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
50' closed spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lexington Parkway
Significance:
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0.1)
This deck girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway White Bear Lake Line over 4th Street in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1880
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-29' deck plate girders and 18' steel stringer
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street
Significance:
Westminster Junction Tunnel #2
Westminster Junction Tunnel #2
This stone arch tunnel is the southeast of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1889
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
267' stone arch tunnel
Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway
Significance:
South St. Paul Swing Bridge
South St. Paul Swing Bridge
(St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Bridge)
This swing bridge was originally built for the St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway in 1910 and has been upgraded since
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota to South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1910 and 1956
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway and Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
Through truss swing bridge and deck plate girder
Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
Westminster Junction Tunnel #4
Westminster Junction Tunnel #4
This concrete slab and brick lined stone arch tunnel is the northwest of four extant railroad tunnels carrying a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline under the Westminster Street wye in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1885 and reconstructed 1922
by
Winston Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
30' concrete slab and stone arch tunnel
Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway
Significance:
UP Water Street Bridge (St. Paul)
UP Water Street Bridge (St. Paul)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #15 1/2)
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Water Street near the swing bridge across the Mississippi River
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
26' steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Water Street
Significance:
CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)
CPKC I-35E Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #L-308)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses I-35E south of St. Clair Avenue
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1966
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-95' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E
Significance:
BNSF Dale Street Bridge
BNSF Dale Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Dale Street on the west side of St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1936
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway and Minnesota Highway Department
Design:
84' skewed through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dale Street
Significance:
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge
Bruce Vento Nature Trail - Old East Shore Drive Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #3.1)
This concrete arch bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over an abandoned alignment of East Shore Drive in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1908
by
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
14' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned East Shore Drive
Significance: