St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge
An unusual railway lift bridge
Sam Morgan Regional Trail, Saint Paul, MN 55146, United States of America
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge carries a footpath over the Mississippi (Upper River) a few miles from Aberdeenshire.
The Mississippi (Upper River) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at Wirral the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The four mile section between Bath and Crewe was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reading. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Mississippi (Upper River) campaign.
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Mississippi (Upper River) between
Coon Rapids Dam (Limit of navigation - no access above dam) (29.19 miles
and 3 locks
to the northwest) and
Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (633.65 miles
and 24 locks
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Coon Rapids Dam is Wabasha Street Bridge;
0.22 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Robert Street Bridge;
0.03 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Mississippi - Minnesota River | 4.92 miles | |
| Lexington Avenue Bridge | 4.24 miles | |
| Omaha Railroad Bridge Number 15 | 2.31 miles | |
| High Bridge (St. Paul) | 1.27 miles | |
| Wabasha Street Bridge | 0.22 miles | |
| St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge | ||
| Robert Street Bridge | 0.03 miles | |
| Lafayette Bridge | 0.56 miles | |
| St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Swing Bridge | 3.30 miles | |
| Wakota Bridge | 6.71 miles | |
| Rock Island Swing Bridge (disused) | 9.09 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge, also known as the Hoffman Swing Bridge, is a swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River between South Saint Paul, Minnesota and Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States. It was built in 1910 by the St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway, and was rebuilt in 1925, after a flood in 1951, and again in 1982.
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