Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS

Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS is a Multiple Property Submission of bridges listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. The submission includes 20 individual bridges. It also includes the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation, which comprises 30 bridges built over the Milwaukee Road tracks one block north of Lake Street in Minneapolis.^[1] The submission traces the historical context of reinforced concrete bridge building in Minnesota and cites examples of early and historic bridges.^[2]

The submission establishes criteria for bridges to be listed on the National Register. The National Register contains four primary criteria:

A. Properties significant to the broad patterns of American history. This Multiple Property Submission selects bridges that are significantly relevant to a region's development and its transportation system. The bridges in the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation are listed in this category because while its bridges are not significant engineering achievements, they provided relief to citizens in south Minneapolis who had to deal with train traffic.^[2]
B. Properties associated with a significant person in America's past. However, bridges significant in conjunction with their architect are to be listed under criterion C. It is possible, although unlikely, that a particular bridge may be associated with a significant person other than its designer, such as a politician or city official who advocated for its construction.^[2]
C. Properties significant for their design and construction methods. The Minnesota Historical Society, in preparing this MPS, decided to select bridges with important qualities. For example, a bridge that is the oldest of its type, the last surviving member of its type, having the longest span of its type, or associated with a prominent major architect, will be selected as part of this MPS.^[2]
D. Properties with information potential likely to yield information pertinent to history or prehistory. This is not applicable to reinforced-concrete bridges in Minnesota.

The MPS also documents several eras that were important in reinforced-concrete bridge construction:

Early experimental designs from the 1890s through 1911
Early standardized designs promoted by the Minnesota Highway Commission from 1912 through 1921
A period of Minnesota Highway Department, trunk highway, and major urban bridge building from 1921 through 1945^[2]

The Franklin Avenue Bridge and the Mendota Bridge are listed in the MPS as examples of monumental concrete arch bridge construction, but these bridges were listed on the National Register before the MPS was submitted.

	Landmark name	Date listed	Location	City or Town	Summary
1	Bridge No. 3355-Kathio Township	000000001998-06-29-0000June 29, 1998	US-169 over Whitefish Cr. 46°12′56″N 93°47′33″W / 46.21556°N 93.79250°W / 46.21556; -93.79250 (Bridge No. 3355--Kathio Township)	Kathio Township
2	Bridge No. 3589-Silver Creek Township	000000001998-06-29-0000June 29, 1998	US-61 over Stewart R. 47°2′59″N 91°37′50″W / 47.04972°N 91.63056°W / 47.04972; -91.63056	Silver Creek Township
3	Bridge No. 5083-Marshall	000000001998-06-29-0000June 29, 1998	MN 19 over Redwood R. 44°26′58″N 95°47′6″W / 44.44944°N 95.78500°W / 44.44944; -95.78500 (Bridge No. 5083--Marshall)	Marshall
4	Bridge No. 5151-Marshall	000000001998-06-29-0000June 29, 1998	MN 19 over Redwood R. 44°26′35″N 95°47′58″W / 44.44306°N 95.79944°W / 44.44306; -95.79944 (Bridge No. 5151--Marshall)	Marshall
5	Bridge No. 8096	000000001998-06-26-0000June 26, 1998	MN 19 over Spring Cr. 44°27′51″N 93°9′13″W / 44.46417°N 93.15361°W / 44.46417; -93.15361 (Bridge No. 8096)	Northfield
6	Bridge No. L-2162	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Co. Rd. 51 over Split Rock Creek 43°46′46″N 96°25′54″W / 43.77944°N 96.43167°W / 43.77944; -96.43167 (Bridge No. L-2162)	Jasper
7	Bridge No. L-2315	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Twp. Rd. 89 over Rock River 43°33′21″N 96°9′9″W / 43.55583°N 96.15250°W / 43.55583; -96.15250 (Bridge No. L-2315)	Luverne
8	Bridge No. L-2316	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Twp. Rd. 89 over Rock River 43°33′31″N 96°9′9″W / 43.55861°N 96.15250°W / 43.55861; -96.15250 (Bridge No. L-2316)	Luverne
9	Bridge No. L-4646	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Sixth St. over Spring Brook 43°36′55″N 96°21′34″W / 43.61528°N 96.35944°W / 43.61528; -96.35944 (Bridge No. L-4646)	Beaver Creek
10	Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Lexington Ave. in Como Park 44°58′42″N 93°8′47″W / 44.97833°N 93.14639°W / 44.97833; -93.14639 (Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247)	St. Paul	Early reinforced-concrete bridges built using the Melan system for reinforcement^[2]
11	Broadway Bridge	000000001999-08-05-0000August 5, 1999	MN 99 over Minnesota River, Oshawa Twp. 44°19′29″N 93°57′10″W / 44.32472°N 93.95278°W / 44.32472; -93.95278 (Broadway Bridge)	Saint Peter
12	Cedar Avenue Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Tenth Ave. over Mississippi River 44°58′31″N 93°14′45″W / 44.97528°N 93.24583°W / 44.97528; -93.24583 (Cedar Avenue Bridge)	Minneapolis
13	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation	000000002005-06-01-0000June 1, 2005	Parallel to 29th St. between Humboldt & 20th Aves. S. 44°57′3″N 93°16′18″W / 44.95083°N 93.27167°W / 44.95083; -93.27167	Minneapolis
14	Faribault Viaduct	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Division St. over Straight River 44°17′27″N 93°16′0″W / 44.29083°N 93.26667°W / 44.29083; -93.26667 (Faribault Viaduct)	Faribault
15	Intercity Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Ford Pkwy. over Mississippi River 44°55′4″N 93°12′14″W / 44.91778°N 93.20389°W / 44.91778; -93.20389 (Intercity Bridge)	St. Paul
16	Interlachen Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	William Berry Dr. over Minnesota Transportation Museum street railway track in William Berry Park 44°55′53″N 93°18′31″W / 44.93139°N 93.30861°W / 44.93139; -93.30861 (Interlachen Bridge)	Minneapolis
17	Lester River Bridge-Bridge No. 5772	000000002002-09-06-0000September 6, 2002	London Rd. over the Lester R. 46°50′12″N 92°0′22″W / 46.83667°N 92.00611°W / 46.83667; -92.00611	Duluth
18	Nymore Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	First St. over Mississippi River 47°28′1″N 94°52′42″W / 47.46694°N 94.87833°W / 47.46694; -94.87833 (Nymore Bridge)	Bemidji
19	Queen Avenue Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	W. Lake Harriet Blvd. over Minnesota Transportation Museum street railway track 44°55′28″N 93°18′40″W / 44.92444°N 93.31111°W / 44.92444; -93.31111 (Queen Avenue Bridge)	Minneapolis
20	Robert Street Bridge	000000001989-11-06-0000November 6, 1989	Robert St. over Mississippi River 44°56′41″N 93°5′17″W / 44.94472°N 93.08806°W / 44.94472; -93.08806 (Robert Street Bridge)	St. Paul

References

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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