Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Hennepin County, Minnesota

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10th Avenue Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1929

4th Avenue Bridge
Pony truss bridge over abandoned BNSF Railroad on MN 601 (4th Avenue N) in Minneapolis
Closed to all traffic
Built 1891

Anoka-Champlin Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic
Built 1929

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on CR 152 in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on I-94 East Frontage Road in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1915

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Breek on MN 194 (10th Avenue N) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1915

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on MN 217 (4th Street N) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on MN 216 (3rd Street N) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on MN 215 (2nd Street N) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1922

Bassett Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Bassett Creek on 4th Avenue N in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1889

Bassett Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Bassett Creek on TR 57 (T Wirth Parkway) in Golden Valley
Open to traffic
Built 1939

Bassett Creek Bridge
Lost concrete arch bridge over Bassett Creek on Bryant Avenue N in Minneapolis
No longer exists
Built 1914; replaced 2003

Bassett Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on MN 205 (1st Street N) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1915

BNSF Mississippi River Minneapolis Crossing
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River next to Hennepin Avenue Bridge on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Built as a steel trestle bridge in 1893. The bridge was remodeled in 1926 and included a through truss span. This was done to provide river traffic. Bridge is still in use.

Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Bridal Veil Falls on MN 513 (E. River Road) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1940

Broadway Bridge
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge
Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987

Crow River Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Crow River on CR 116 in St. Michael
Open to traffic
Built 1931

Elm Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Elm Creek in Champlin
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1919

First Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Replaced by the second suspension bridge
Built 1854-55 by engineer Thomas Griffith; replaced 1876

Hanover Bridge
Through truss bridge over Crow River at Hanover in St. Michael
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1885 by the Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. Closed to traffic in December 1966.

Hennepin Avenue Bridge
Modern suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to six lanes of traffic
Built 1990, replacing a steel arch bridge

Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge
Lost two-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for the current bridge
Built 1888-91, replacing an earlier suspension bridge. Demolished 1989.

Interlachen Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota Transportation Museum street railway track in William Beery Park
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Long Meadow Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Long Meadow Creek on a pedestrian walkway in Bloomington
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1920

Loring Lake bridge
Pony truss bridge over Loring Lake in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians

Lowry Avenue Bridge
Five-span through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Lowry Avenue (CR 153) in Minneapolis
Closed to all traffic
Built 1958, using piers from an earlier 1905 bridge

Merriam Street Bridge
Relocated through truss bridge over the Mississippi River (East Channel) on Merriam Street at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Originally built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co. as a four-span truss bridge on Broadway Street; one span relocated here in 1987

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1890

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on CR 22 (Lyndale Road) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1892

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on CR 3 in St. Louis Park
Open to traffic
Built 1891; rehabilitated 1940

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on CR 31 (Xerxes Avenue) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1916

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on MN 426 (Penn Avenue S) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1902

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on 28th Avenue S in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1904

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Steel arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on CR 150 (Wooddale Avenue) in Edina
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Browndale Avenue in Edina
Open to traffic
Built 1902

Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Steel arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1930

Minnehaha Parkway Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnehaha Parkway on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Mississippi River Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 65 (3rd Avenue S) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1917

Mississippi River Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on CSAH 5 in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Mississippi River I-35W Bridge
Collapsed deck truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-35W in Minneapolis
Collapsed
Built 1967; collapsed Aug. 1, 2007

Nine Mile Creek Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Nine Mile Creek on MN 411 (102nd Street) in Bloomington
Open to traffic
Built 1941

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad (now pedestrian trail) in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians
Built 1895

Queene Avenue Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota Transportation Museum street railway track in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1905

Second Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for a steel arch bridge
Built 1876 by engineer Thomas Griffith; demolished 1890

Soldiers Road Bridge
Steel arch bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Soldiers Road in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1908

St. Anthony Parkway Bridge
Through truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on St. Anthony Parkway in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1925

Stone Arch Bridge
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994

West River Road Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Bassett Creek on W. River Road in Minneapolis
Open to traffic
Built 1915