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
Location	Lexington Avenue in Como Park Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′42″N 93°8′47″W / 44.97833°N 93.14639°WCoordinates: 44°58′42″N 93°8′47″W / 44.97833°N 93.14639°W
Built	1904
Architect	Hewett,William S. & Co.; Josef Melan
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP Reference #	89001842[1]
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1989

Bridge 92247, which carries traffic on Lexington Avenue

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 are two side-by-side bridges in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 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]

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "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.

See also

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