Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Robert Street Bridge

Photo

Note the northern approach (open spandrel design) spans visible underneath the railroad bridge.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in May 2006

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Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on Robert Street in St. Paul
Location: Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1989
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 264.1 ft.
Total length: 1,428.9 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.94444, -93.08806 (decimal degrees)
44°56'40" N, 93°05'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/493053/4976782 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Saint Paul East
Inventory numbers: MN 9036 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20562 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1974): 500

Update Log

July 23, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories
February 22, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder

Sources

Minnesota Historical Society
Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu

Comments

Robert Street Bridge

Posted January 2, 2008, by Robert L. Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The Robert Street Bridge connects downtown St. Paul, Minnesota with South St. Paul, MN. The structure is comprised of a rainbow arch and several open spandrel arches. All photos were taken on May 17, 2006 from the south side of the Mississippi River.