Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge
Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This bridge is the official end of the navigable channel for river traffic.[1] [2] It was built in 1905 by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway. In 1977, the bridge was modified to allow higher clearance under the center span. This was done by replacing the deck truss span with a shallower girder span. It is the main line crossing of the Mississippi River for the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental (Soo Line Railroad) line.
Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge | |
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 Satellite view of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 45.029414°N 93.281330°W |
| Carries | One track of the Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| ID number | D1.00 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge; middle span is a suspended girder span |
| Total length | 904 feet |
| Width | One track |
| Longest span | 90 feet |
| Clearance below | 28 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
 Bridges over the Mississippi in Minneapolis. CP Camden Pl. Rail Bridge is the second bridge, in the middle of this image. | |
The eastern approach of the bridge over the Saint Anthony Parkway, Minneapolis, MN
References
- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
- Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1969. pp. 29–.
- U. S. Coast Guard Light Lists: Volume Five Mississippi River System. ProStar Publications. 2006. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-57785-712-9. It is at mile 857 of the Upper Mississippi River above the Ohio River at Cairo Illinois.
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