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:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway Line A over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-32' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Soo Line mainline over the channel between Keller Lake and Round Lake in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
2-38' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Keller Lake Outlet

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

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department

Design:
4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 35E

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over Maryland Avenue near Dale Street on the west side of St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1929

by

E.J. Dunnigan of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-39' concrete encased beams and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Maryland 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 helicoidal stone arch bridge carries East Seventh Street over the Bruce Vento Regional Trail

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Paul

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1884

by

McArthur Brothers of Chicago, Illinois and William Albert Truesdell

for

St. Paul and Duluth Railroad

Design:
2 span skewed helicoidal stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal stone arch bridge over Bruce Vento Regional Trail on East Seventh Street

Significance:

This swing bridge was originally built for the St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway in 1910 and has been upgraded since

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota to South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1910 and 1956

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

St. Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway and Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
Through truss swing bridge and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

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:

This deck girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway White Bear Lake Line over 4th Street in St. Paul

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1880

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Northern Pacific Railway

Design:
2-29' deck plate girders and 18' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance: