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BNSF - Nicollet Island Bridge (Main Channel)

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Bridge is located next to Hennepin Avenue Bridge on Nicollette Island

Photo taken in 2005 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #111234

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Overview
Petit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rules
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Commuter Rail
- Northstar Commuter Railroad (MNRX)
- Rapid Transit
Design
Deck plate girder and Petit Through Truss with approaches consisting of concrete beams and I-Beams
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 174.0 ft.
Total length: 553.0 ft.
Also called
BNSF Mississippi River South Crossing
BNSF Nicollet Island Rail Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.98751, -93.26633   (decimal degrees)
44°59'15" N, 93°15'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479004/4981597 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minneapolis South
Inventory number
BH 36172 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,155)
Ballasted Deck (150)
Baltimore through truss (284)
Baltimore truss (313)
Beam (12,942)
Built 1926 (684)
Built during 1920s (9,075)
Commuter Rail (429)
Deck girder (4,779)
Girder (8,558)
Have street view (23,740)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (186)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (135)
Minnesota (1,377)
 Mississippi River (205)
Navigable waterway (2,066)
Northstar Commuter Railroad (1)
Open (37,181)
Owned by railroad (10,401)
Plate girder (6,567)
Railroad (13,775)
Rapid Transit (107)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,857)
Steel stringer (5,106)
Through truss (13,182)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,576)
Truss (29,882)

Update Log 

  • November 7, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 11, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 19, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 4, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Rapid Transit"
  • November 25, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 25, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • February 13, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Mississippi River", "Navigable waterway", "Northstar Commuter Railroad"
  • September 3, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • July 1, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge is actually a Petit Truss
  • January 24, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
  • May 10, 2010: New photos from Matthew Lohry
  • February 14, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated approach type and GPS coordinates
  • October 6, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
  • February 5, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Matt Lohry
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge
Posted September 3, 2012, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

The most common name for this bridge is the Nicollet island bridge.

BNSF Mississippi River Minneapolis Crossing
Posted November 19, 2010, by Matthew Lohry

You can actually ride across this bridge now! The Northstar Commuter Rail train crosses this bridge just before its final stop at Target Field.

BNSF Mississippi River Minneapolis Crossing
Posted December 24, 2009, by Matthew Lohry (mmlohry [at] comcast [dot] net)

A small correction, if I may--the bridge was rebuilt as a deck plate girder bridge in 1926, but the through truss span wasn't added until 1963 to comply with new river navigation requirements at that time.