This through truss swing bridge carries an inactive rail line across the Minnesota River between Savage and Bloomington

Savage, Scott County, Minnesota to Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Twin Cities & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all traffic

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company

Design:
250' riveted Warren through truss swing span and steel stringer

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This concrete encased beam and slab bridge crosses 19th Avenue Northeast near Monroe Street

Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-27' concrete encased beam and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over 19th Avenue Northeast

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
85' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Columbia Parkway at 35th Avenue Northeast

North Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Columbia Parkway

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge crosses the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls

Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

City of Minneapolis and Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

Design:
8 span open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge now carries the Midtown Greenway and a seldom used rail spur over 31st Avenue

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Railroad and Trail Traffic

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3 span twinned deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 31st Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses US Highway 169 north of Schmidt Lake Road

Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1969

by

St. Paul Structural Steel Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Soo Line Railroad

Design:
4 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 169

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern across the Great Northern Railway

St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway

Design:
Through plate girder and pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on CPKC

Significance:

This unique through and deck plate girder bridge carries a railroad yard over 15th Avenue Southeast near the University of Minnesota campus

Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919 and 1921

by

Unknown

for

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

Design:
54' through plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (north tracks); 54' deck plate girder and 2-12' concrete slabs (south tracks)

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 15th Avenue Southeast

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge crosses 36th Avenue South

South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status:

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 36th Avenue South

Significance: