Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247

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]

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
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

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