This concrete encased beam bridge uses decorative features typically seen on depression-era grade separation structures

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Maryland Avenue

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 through plate girder bridge was designed by the Minnesota Highway Department to replace an older bridge

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
84' skewed through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dale Street

Significance:

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
677' stone and brick arch tunnel

Description:
Stone arch tunnel over BNSF Railway

Significance:

This unique skewed bridge features a rare pin-connected Warren through truss

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
174' skew pin-connected Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over BNSF Railway (Former Northern Pacific Railway)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Gateway State Trail over I-35E

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Removed

Built 1960

by

Paper, Calmenson & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ashbach Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Wisconsin Central Railway and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

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 standard steel stringer bridge crosses Water Street near the swing bridge across the Mississippi River

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
26' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Water Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Como Avenue immediately west of Minnesota Highway 280

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Commercial Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown

for

Minnesota Transfer Railway

Design:
1-50', 2-18' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Como Avenue

Significance:

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: