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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MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
MNNR Como Avenue Bridge
This steel stringer bridge carries the Minnesota Commercial Railroad over Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Unknown and Dunnigan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Minnesota Transfer Railway
Design:
1-50' and 2-18' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue
Significance:
Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel
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:
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:
CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
CPKC Viking Drive Bridge
(Minnesota Highway Department Bridge #5414)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over Viking Drive (former Minnesota Highway 36) west of Interstate 35E in Little Canada
Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Unknown and J.P. Haley Company of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
57' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Viking Drive
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:
BNSF 4th Street Bridge (West)
BNSF 4th Street Bridge (West)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway Line A over 4th Street in St. Paul
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-32' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 4th Street
Significance:
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:
CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge
CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge
This standard steel stringer crosses Arlington Avenue near Soo Line Junction
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1953
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Arlington Avenue
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:
Seventh Street Improvement Arches
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
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