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Gateway Trail - Wheelock Parkway Overpass

Ramsey County, Minnesota

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Wheelock Parkway Trail Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #397248

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Wheelock Parkway on Gateway Trail
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1938
Railroads
- Rail-to-trail
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.99000, -93.08333   (decimal degrees)
44°59'24" N, 93°04'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/493430/4981842 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Inventory numbers
MN 5592 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 60477 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1984)
3,900

Categories 

Beam (11,967)
Built 1938 (761)
Built during 1930s (10,582)
Gateway Trail (4)
Minnesota (1,346)
Open to pedestrians (3,541)
Owned by state (13,695)
Rail-to-trail (1,302)
 Railroad (13,091)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (74)
Slab (1,530)
Soo Line Railroad (264)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,587)
St. Paul, Minnesota (59)
Steel stringer (4,696)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,439)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 28, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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