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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Westminster Junction Tunnel #2

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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:

Moderate

CPKC Arlington Avenue Bridge

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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:

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

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)

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BNSF 4th Street Bridge (East)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway East Side Line over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Moderate

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

BNSF Lexington Parkway Bridge

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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:

Moderate

Westminster Junction Tunnel #3

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Westminster Junction Tunnel #3

This stone arch tunnel is the northeast 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 1888

by

McMullen & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

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

Design:
70' stone arch tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

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

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

CPKC Viking Drive Bridge

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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:

Local