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Gateway Trail - Westminster Street Overpass

Ramsey County, Minnesota

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Westminster Street Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2011

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BH Photo #241001

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Westminster Street on Gateway Trail
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1919 for the Soo Line
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Rail-to-trail
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Through Plate Girder with trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 93.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.98586, -93.08635   (decimal degrees)
44°59'09" N, 93°05'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/493192/4981382 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Inventory number
BH 53770 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,372)
Built 1919 (498)
Built during 1910s (9,246)
Gateway Trail (4)
Girder (9,138)
Have street view (25,405)
Minnesota (1,432)
Open to pedestrians (3,817)
Owned by state (15,124)
Plate girder (6,948)
Rail-to-trail (1,392)
 Railroad (14,365)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (74)
Skewed (4,816)
Soo Line Railroad (280)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,177)
St. Paul, Minnesota (59)
Through girder (3,396)
Timber stringer (3,704)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,059)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (140)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 4, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 4, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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