Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge

Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge
Satellite view of the bridge
Coordinates	45°01′46″N 93°16′53″W / 45.029414°N 93.281330°W / 45.029414; -93.281330Coordinates: 45°01′46″N 93°16′53″W / 45.029414°N 93.281330°W / 45.029414; -93.281330
Carries	One track of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maintained by	Canadian Pacific Railway
ID number	D1.00
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge; middle span is a suspended girder span
Total length	904 feet
Width	One track
Longest span	90 feet
Clearance below	28 feet
History
Opened	1905
Bridges over the Mississippi in Minneapolis. CP Camden Pl. Rail Bridge is the second bridge, in the middle of this image.

Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This bridge is the official end of the navigable channel for river traffic. It was built in 1905 by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway. In 1977, the bridge was modified to allow higher clearance under the center span. This was done by replacing the deck truss span with a shallower girder span. It is the main line crossing of the Mississippi River for the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental (Soo Line Railroad) line.

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

• Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.