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3rd Avenue Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Overview from Hennepin Ave. Bridge

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in August 2009

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BH Photo #146750

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 65 (3rd Avenue S) in Minneapolis
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917
Builders
- Frederick William Cappelen of Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
- Kristoffer Olsen Oustad of Romedal Parish, Norway.
Railroads
- Streetcar
- Twin City Rapid Transit Co. (TCRT; TCL)
Design
Open-spandrel prestressed-concrete deck arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 236.6 ft.
Total length: 1,887.9 ft.
Deck width: 58.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
St. Anthony Falls Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.98321, -93.25910   (decimal degrees)
44°58'60" N, 93°15'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479572/4981118 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minneapolis South
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
14,500
Inventory numbers
MN 2440 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20421 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 61.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,863)
Built 1917 (672)
Built during 1910s (10,227)
Curved (521)
Deck arch (12,080)
Frederick William Cappelen (3)
Have street view (30,393)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (208)
Kristoffer Olsen Oustad (3)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (150)
Minnesota (1,680)
Mississippi River (236)
NR-listed (3,027)
 Open (41,418)
Open-spandrel arch (826)
Othmar H. Ammann Award Nominee (43)
Othmar H. Ammann Award Winner (19)
Owned by state (16,770)
Pan American Highway (7)
Rail-and-Road (403)
Railroad (16,986)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,122)
Streetcar (292)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Twin City Rapid Transit Co. (25)

Update Log 

  • June 20, 2022: New photo from John Bernhisel
  • June 14, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 7, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 24, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 22, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added categories "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee", "Othmar H Ammann Award winner"
  • December 4, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added category "Pan American Highway"
  • June 11, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 21, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Twin Cities Rapid Transportation Co.", "Railroad", "Streetcar", "Rail-and-road"
  • July 18, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Curved"
  • July 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed categories "Rail-and-Road", "Interurban", "Railroad"
  • July 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated name & added builders + link
  • February 24, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated bridge design type
  • February 14, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated GPS coordinates
  • September 30, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith

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