Railroad Bridges in Hennepin County , Minnesota
Hennepin County is one of the principal counties of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The seat and largest city are both Minneapolis.
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Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge
Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail - MN-7 Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #3)
This through plate girder bridge now carries a trail over Minnesota Highway 7
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and unknown
for
Minnesota Highway Department and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
89' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 7
Significance:
CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
CPKC Columbia Parkway Bridge
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:
BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (North)
BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (North)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #12.1)
This Warren through truss bridge is the northern BNSF crossing of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927 and 1963
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
190' Warren through truss, 2-105', 5-80' deck plate girder
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge
Midtown Greenway - Dean Parkway Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-460 1/2)
This concrete slab bridge has been restored and now carries the Midtown Greenway
West Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1912
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
4 span concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Dean Parkway
Significance:
Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
Abandoned Monroe Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.4A)
This abandoned concrete slab bridge once carried the Northern Pacific Line "E" across Monroe Street Northeast
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status:
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
4 span concrete slab bridge
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Monroe Street Northeast
Significance:
BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
BNSF Broadway Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #9.2)
This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Broadway Street Northeast near I-35W
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girder, 2-19' concrete slab
Description:
Deck girder and concrete slab bridge over Broadway Street Northeast
Significance:
CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
CPKC Cambridge Street Bridge
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses Cambridge Street
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1957
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cambridge Street
Significance:
CPKC Glenwood Avenue Bridge
CPKC Glenwood Avenue Bridge
This through plate girder bridge crosses Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40) west of Xenia Avenue
Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway
Design:
42' through plate girder and 2-18' concrete slab
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40)
Significance:
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
BNSF 19th Avenue Bridge (East)
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.9)
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:
BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge
BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #10.1)
This deck girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Fillmore Street Northeast at 13th Avenue Northeast
Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
2-29' deck plate girder and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street Northeast
Significance: