Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247

Summary

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 are two side-by-side bridges in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. They were built in 1904 over the Como-Harriet streetcar line, connecting the nearby Twin City Rapid Transit Company station to the line running west to Minneapolis; Bridge No. 92247 carries traffic on Lexington Avenue over the tracks and Bridge No. L-5853 carried pedestrians; the latter is an example of an early reinforced concrete arch bridge, using the Melan reinforcing system by the William S. Hewett & Company of Minneapolis.[2]

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247
Bridge L-5853, a pedestrian bridge
Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 is located in Minnesota
Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247
Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 is located in the United States
Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247
LocationLexington Avenue in Como Park
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°58′42″N 93°8′47″W / 44.97833°N 93.14639°W / 44.97833; -93.14639
Built1904
ArchitectWilliam S. Hewett & Co., Josef Melan
MPSReinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001842[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1989

The bridges were evaluated as part of the Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Bridge 92247, which carries traffic on Lexington Avenue

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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