Colorado Street Bridge (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
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Colorado Street Bridge | |
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| Location |
East side of South Wabasha Street near Terrace Park Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′5″N 93°5′3″W / 44.93472°N 93.08417°WCoordinates: 44°56′5″N 93°5′3″W / 44.93472°N 93.08417°W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Andreas W. Munster, O'Brien Brothers |
| Architectural style | False skew arch |
| MPS | Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 90000977[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1990 |
The Colorado Street Bridge also known as Bridge No. L-8803 is a masonry and brick arch bridge in Saint Paul, Minnesota's West Side neighborhood. It is 58 feet (18 m) wide and consists of a single oblique span of 70 feet 6 inches (21.49 m)[2] that was built with the arch courses running parallel to the abutments, leading to a weaker structure than other skew arch construction methods,[3] known as a false skew arch.[4] It was designed in 1888 by Andreas W. Munster of the Saint Paul Engineer's Office[2] and is now restricted to pedestrian traffic.[5]
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Minnesota's Historic Bridges: Colorado Street Bridge". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ Engineering and Building Record. 23 Nov 1889.
- ↑ Schofield, Reginald B. (2000). Benjamin Outram, 1764–1805: An Engineering Biography. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press. pp. 149–154. ISBN 1-898937-42-7.
- ↑ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
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