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7th Street Improvement Arches

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo taken by Marc N Belanger in June 2013

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BH Photo #270055

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over RCRRA on E. 7th Street in St. Paul
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1884; rail line abandoned prior to 1989
Builders
- M. O'Brien of St. Paul, Minnesota (Substructure)
- McArthur Bros of New York City, New York
- William Albert Truesdell of New York, New York (Designer)
Railroads
- Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (RCRRA)
- St. Paul & Duluth Railroad (StP&D)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.95667, -93.07667   (decimal degrees)
44°57'24" N, 93°04'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/493952/4978139 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
24,300
Inventory numbers
MN 90386 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20552 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 63.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (9,635)
ASCE Landmark (33)
Arch (12,880)
Built 1884 (229)
Built during 1880s (2,394)
Deck arch (12,096)
Have street view (30,434)
Helicoidal Skew Arch (9)
M. O'Brien (1)
Masonry Skew Arch (9)
McArthur Bros (5)
Minnesota (1,682)
 NR-listed (3,027)
Open (41,452)
Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (1)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (80)
Skewed (5,108)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,485)
St. Paul & Duluth Railroad (2)
St. Paul, Minnesota (61)
Stone arch (3,375)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,076)
William Albert Truesdell (1)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 12, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 25, 2014: New Street View added by Matt Lohry
  • November 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
  • November 11, 2013: Updated by Marc N Belanger: Added category "ASCE Landmark"
  • October 20, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 3, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added most common name
  • May 2, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Added alternate name

Sources 

  • Matt Lohry
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Marc N Belanger - marcnbelanger [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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