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Smith Avenue High Bridge (New)

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

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BH Photo #215163

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Facts 

Overview
Tied Deck Arch bridge over Mississippi River & Railroad on Th 149 (Smith Ave)
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1986
Design
Tied Deck Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 520.0 ft.
Total length: 2,769.8 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.93389, -93.10556   (decimal degrees)
44°56'02" N, 93°06'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/491671/4975611 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
14,000
Inventory numbers
MN 62090 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 43927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 90.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Arch (12,662)
Built 1986 (78)
Built during 1980s (763)
Continuous (2,633)
Deck arch (11,898)
Have street view (28,923)
Minnesota (1,649)
Modern (2,673)
 Open (40,970)
Owned by state (16,566)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (78)
Span length 500-1000 feet (403)
St. Paul, Minnesota (61)
Steel arch (404)
Tall Bridges (327)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)

Update Log 

  • December 4, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 27, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
  • January 23, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

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Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
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Comments 

Smith Avenue High Bridge (New)
Posted July 15, 2016, by Francis Drouillard (fdrouillard [at] opacengineers [dot] com)

That's a tied arch, not a through arch. The tie is just below the deck. It is comprised of a wide flange section and 4 prestressing tendons enclosed in pipes. The ties are anchored at the ends of the arch and the arch midspan.