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Stone Arch Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Overview

This photo was taken from the 10th Avenue Bridge by Birgit while the author was driving. Quite a view it is without the 35W Bridge. Enjoy the view before the new bridge is built. JS

Photo taken by Birgit Smith in December 2007

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BH Photo #113007

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; ; Deck truss added 1963-64; rehabilitated 1994
Builders
- Charles C. Smith
- Edward Darragh
Railroads
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Minneapolis Union Railway
Design
Stone arch, Warren deck truss over navigation channel
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 97.8 ft.
Total length: 2,100.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.98167, -93.25333   (decimal degrees)
44°58'54" N, 93°15'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/480027/4980945 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minneapolis South
Inventory numbers
MN 27004 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20437 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Arch (12,102)
Ballasted Deck (151)
Built 1883 (158)
Built during 1880s (1,994)
Charles C. Smith (1)
Curved (457)
Deck arch (11,341)
Deck truss (1,732)
Edward Darragh (1)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Have street view (26,950)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (201)
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (46)
Minneapolis Union Railway (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (144)
 Minnesota (1,521)
Mississippi River (221)
NR-listed (2,960)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by state (15,996)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,431)
Stone arch (3,051)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,799)
Warren deck truss (604)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (108)
Warren truss (6,566)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2021: Updated by Luke: Noted deck truss addition date + added photograph link
  • November 2, 2018: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • June 12, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 25, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • February 13, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • September 25, 2012: New photos from Jann Mayer
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Great Northern Railway"
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "Curved", "railroad"
  • July 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Minneapolis Union Railway"
  • September 21, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
  • November 4, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
  • February 15, 2009: New photo from Mark Frazier
  • March 18, 2008: New photo from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Mark Frazier - mfrazier404 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid
  • Luke
  • Flickr
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Comments 

Stone Arch Bridge
Posted April 23, 2019, by John Marvig

Yes, it is the same bridge. The truss was added in 1963.

Stone Arch Bridge
Posted April 23, 2019, by Jim Grey (mobilene [at] gmail [dot] com)

Same bridge as in this photo? Sure seems like it oughta be but I don't see the truss span.

https://www.shorpy.com/node/24574

Stone Arch Bridge
Posted March 22, 2015, by George Andrews (5775gfa [at] gmail [dot] com)

One of my favorite places to be and thought I'd share a photo. 5 frames stitched together.

Stone Arch Bridge
Posted December 30, 2010, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

There's a long history of this bridge and a video about it on the Great Northern Railway page:

http://www.gngoat.org/stone_arch_bridge.htm