Queen Avenue Bridge Explained

Queen Avenue Bridge
Coordinates:44.9244°N -93.3111°W
Built:1905
Added:November 6, 1989
Refnum:89001847

The Queen Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete single-span barrel arch bridge in Minneapolis 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nord, Mary Ann. The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. 2003. 0-87351-448-3. registration.
  2. Web site: Queen Avenue Bridge - Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. 2008-07-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080720183936/http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/nrheqab/sign.html. 2008-07-20.