The Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

USA / Minnesota / Minneapolis / Minneapolis, Minnesota
 railway, bridge, railway bridge
The James J. Hill Stone Arch Bridge opened in 1883 after 19 months of construction. This bridge was designed by Charles C. Smith and used St. Cloud granite for 23 spans and a length of 2,100 feet.

It was built by the Minneapolis Union Railway Company, which was owned by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba. The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba became part of the Great Northern Railway, and eventually Burlington Northern. Amtrak's passenger trains used this crossing until February 28, 1978, while BN continued to use this bridge for coal traffic until 1980.

This curved stone & masonry bridge is an engineering feat, and a beautiful part of the Minneapolis waterfront. Now a pedestrian bridge between downtown Minneapolis and the Saint Anthony Main Street area.

Railroad bridges were built at 56 locations to cross the Mississippi River and 36 of these crossings are still in use by freight railroads.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Arch_Bridge_(Minneapolis)
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Coordinates:   44°58'50"N   93°15'17"W

Comments

  • Really pretty place. fun to take pictures from, but hard to get pictures of, since the water is so nasty looking.
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