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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Bruce Vento Nature Trail - 4th Street Bridge

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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:

Moderate

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)

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BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Middle)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.6)

This encased half through plate girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
47' concrete encased half through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased half through plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Local

Gateway State Trail - Westminster Street Bridge

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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:

Local

Seventh Street Improvement Arches

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Seventh Street Improvement Arches

This helicoidal stone arch bridge carries East Seventh Street over the Bruce Vento Regional Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Paul

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1884

by

McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell

for

St. Paul and Duluth Railroad

Design:
2 span skewed helicoidal stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal stone arch bridge over Bruce Vento Regional Trail on East Seventh Street

Significance:

High

Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel

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Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel

This abandoned tunnel underneath Summit and Selby Avenues served streetcars of the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Paul

Status: Abandoned and sealed off

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

Design:
1472' concrete cut and cover tunnel

Description:
Abandoned tunnel underneath Summit Avenue

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Dale Street Bridge

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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:

Local

Westminster Junction Tunnel #1

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Westminster Junction Tunnel #1

This stone arch and brick arch tunnel is the southwest 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: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Winston Brothers of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
677' stone arch, brick arch and concrete slab tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

Robert Street Lift Bridge

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Robert Street Lift Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Bridge #424.50)

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert

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BNSF Trout Brook Sewer Culvert

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.59)

This small stone arch culvert carries former Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway mainlines over the Trout Brook Sewer near 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1862, 1881, 1886 and 1889

by

Unknown

for

St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Trout Brook Sewer

Significance:

Moderate

Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge

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Gateway State Trail - Wheelock Parkway Bridge

This attractive steel stringer and concrete slab bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1938

by

American Bridge Company of New York and C.F. Sculley Equipment Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and 2-11' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway

Significance:

Local