Queen Avenue Bridge

Summary

The Queen Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete single-span barrel arch bridge in Minneapolis that spans the tracks used by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum. The bridge was built in 1905 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Queen Avenue Bridge
Queen Avenue Bridge from the southwest, with the sheds underneath used by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Queen Avenue Bridge is located in Minnesota
Queen Avenue Bridge
Queen Avenue Bridge is located in the United States
Queen Avenue Bridge
LocationLinden Hills Boulevard over the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°55′28″N 93°18′40″W / 44.92444°N 93.31111°W / 44.92444; -93.31111
Built1905
ArchitectCharles R. Shepley, Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
MPSReinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001847[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1989

Much of the significance of the bridge is due to it being the third-oldest reinforced concrete arch bridge in Minnesota. It also retains most of the integrity of the design from its original plans.[3]

It was evaluated in 1989 as part of the Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS, and then listed on the National Register that year.

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  3. ^ "Queen Avenue Bridge - Historic Significance". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.