Colorado Street Bridge (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

The Colorado Street Bridge also known as Bridge L-8803 is a masonry and brick arch bridge in Saint Paul, Minnesota's West Side neighborhood. It is 58 feet (18 m) wide and consists of a single oblique span of 70 feet 6 inches (21.49 m)[2] that was built with the arch courses running parallel to the abutments, leading to a weaker structure than other skew arch construction methods,[3] known as a false skew arch.[4] It was designed in 1888 by Andreas W. Munster of the Saint Paul Engineer's Office[2] and is now restricted to pedestrian traffic.[5]

Colorado Street Bridge
The Colorado Street Bridge from the south
LocationEast side of South Wabasha Street near Terrace Park
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′5″N 93°5′3″W
Built1888
ArchitectAndreas W. Munster, O'Brien Brothers
Architectural styleFalse skew arch
MPSMinnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS
NRHP reference No.90000977[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1990

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Minnesota's Historic Bridges: Colorado Street Bridge". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. Engineering and Building Record. 23 Nov 1889.
  4. Schofield, Reginald B. (2000). Benjamin Outram, 1764–1805: An Engineering Biography. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press. pp. 149–154. ISBN 1-898937-42-7.
  5. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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