This stone arch tunnel is one of four existing tunnels at Westminster Junction

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1888

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
70' stone arch tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

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:

This through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department to replace an older bridge

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
84' skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dale Street

Significance:

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:

This concrete arch bridge crosses the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Gateway State Trail over I-35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1960

by

Paper, Calmenson & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ashbach Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

This half through plate girder bridge crosses 4th Street and was later encased in concrete

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:

This steel stringer is the westernmost bridge along 4th Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Osceola Avenue near Interstate 35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-41' and 2-12' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Osceola Avenue

Significance:

This deck girder bridge has been reused to carry the Bruce Vento Nature Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1893 and 1880

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 18' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance: