St. Anthony Constructors of Minneapolis, Minnesota
BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (Nicollet Island)
BNSF Mississippi River Bridge (Nicollet Island)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #A-1.3)
This large Baltimore through truss and deck girder bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over the Mississippi River on the west side of Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Downtown, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1892, 1926, 1963 and 1987
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
171' Baltimore through truss, 1-100', 1-82', 1-73' deck plate girders, 2-44' steel stringers and 35' concrete modular girder
Description:
Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River
Significance:
