Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bridge L-5853, a pedestrian bridge
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Location	Lexington Avenue in Como Park Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′42″N93°8′47″W / 44.97833°N 93.14639°W / 44.97833; -93.14639
Built	1904
Architect	William S. Hewett & Co., Josef Melan
MPS	Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001842 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1989

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 are two side-by-side bridges in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. They were built in 1904 over the Como-Harriet streetcar line, connecting the nearby Twin City Rapid Transit Company station to the line running west to Minneapolis; Bridge No. 92247 carries traffic on Lexington Avenue over the tracks and Bridge No. L-5853 carried pedestrians; the latter is an example of an early reinforced concrete arch bridge, using the Melan reinforcing system by the William S. Hewett & Company of Minneapolis. ^[2]

The bridges were evaluated as part of the Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

Bridge 92247, which carries traffic on Lexington Avenue

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.

See also

• Interlachen Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, built by the same engineer and also using the Melan reinforcing system