Queen Avenue Bridge

Queen Avenue Bridge

The southwest side of the bridge with the sheds underneath used for the Minnesota Streetcar Museum cars
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°55′28″N 93°18′40″W / 44.92444°N 93.31111°W / 44.92444; -93.31111Coordinates: 44°55′28″N 93°18′40″W / 44.92444°N 93.31111°W / 44.92444; -93.31111
Built 1905
Architect Shepley,Charles R.; Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
Architectural style Other
MPS Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP Reference # 89001847[1]
Added to NRHP November 6, 1989

The Queen Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete single-span barrel arch bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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]

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

  1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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. Retrieved 2008-07-20.


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