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BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over 4th Street
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

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Name BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)
Built By Northern Pacific Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 50 Feet Total, 25 Foot Spans
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 13 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built 1889, Rebuilt 1926
Traffic Count 20 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Local Significance


This bridge is a simple two span deck girder, which is parallel to the middle bridge. It was built to carry the East Side Line of the Northern Pacific.
Built in 1889, the bridge originally consisted of two tracks of single span deck plate girder. In 1926, a center pier was added to the bridge to reinforce the aging girders.
It is unknown when the second track was removed, but the girders have remained largely unaltered since the construction of the center pier.

The bridge has been ranked by the author as being locally significant, due to the common design of the bridge.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Northern Pacific 1967 Bridge Book
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele