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Note the northern approach (open spandrel design) spans visible underneath the railroad bridge. Photo taken by Robert Elder in May 2006 |
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Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on Robert Street in St. Paul
- Location
- Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1926; rehabilitated 1989
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 264.1 ft.
Total length: 1,428.9 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.94444, -93.08806 (decimal degrees)
44°56'40" N, 93°05'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/493053/4976782 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Saint Paul East
- Inventory numbers
- MN 9036 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20562 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 73.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 19,000
Update Log
- July 23, 2008: Updated by Robert Elder: Updated Categories
- February 22, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
Sources
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Robert Elder - bass-tbn [at] ku [dot] edu
Comments
Robert Street Bridge
The Robert Street Bridge connects downtown St. Paul, Minnesota with South St. Paul, MN. The structure is comprised of a rainbow arch and several open spandrel arches. All photos were taken on May 17, 2006 from the south side of the Mississippi River.
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.