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Omaha Bridge #15

Ramsey County, Minnesota, and Dakota County, Minnesota

Photos 

Used with permission of EC Leatherberry. Image is NOT to be used elsewhere without his permission.

Photo taken by Earl Leatherberry

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BH Photo #237240

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, and Dakota County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Through truss swing span and deck plate girder approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 185.0 ft.
Total length: 1,055.0 ft.
Also called
CStPM&O Mississippi River Bridge
Mississippi River Bridge No. 15
CStPM&P Mississippi River Bridge
UP Mississippi River Bridge (Bridge #15)
CMO - Mississippi River Bridge
CMO Bridge #15
MILW Mississippi River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.92436, -93.11767   (decimal degrees)
44°55'28" N, 93°07'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/490713/4974554 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Inventory number
BH 53125 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bobtail Swing Bridge (25)
Built 1915 (1,246)
Built during 1910s (9,813)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,420)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,083)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (147)
Counterweighted Swing Bridge (6)
County line crossing (532)
Dakota County, Minnesota (24)
Deck girder (6,038)
Girder (10,730)
Minnesota (1,618)
Mississippi River (224)
Movable (3,063)
Navigable waterway (2,182)
 Open (40,266)
Owned by railroad (12,986)
Pin-connected (4,063)
Plate girder (8,350)
Railroad (16,101)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (77)
Riveted (2,248)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,017)
St. Paul, Minnesota (60)
Swing (1,520)
Through truss (15,749)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,922)
Truss (33,911)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,389)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Riveted"
  • December 27, 2015: New photo from Charles Kuehn
  • April 20, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 20, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Bobtail Swing Bridge"
  • March 28, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 22, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • October 29, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected title based on most common name, added information
  • August 10, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Charles Kuehn
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Comments 

Omaha Bridge #15
Posted March 28, 2014, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The north side of the bridge will be easy to access now. The old NSP Power Plant was demolished this month, and plans to turn it into a park are underway, making more angles possible for this great and significant bridge.