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 attractive steel stringer and concrete arch bridge carries the Gateway State Trail over Wheelock Parkway

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1938

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
40' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway

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:

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:

This bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge was jointly built between the Omaha Road and the Milwaukee Road to cross the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and others

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
239' bobtail Warren through truss swing span and deck plate girder

Description:
Bobtail Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Edgerton Street south of Centerville Road

Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Edgerton Street

Significance:

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 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:

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 through plate girder bridge crosses Johnson Parkway south of Phalen Boulevard

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
47' through plate girder and 2-14' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Johnson Parkway

Significance: