Queen Avenue Bridge
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The Queen Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete
single-span barrel arch bridge
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
that spans the tracks used by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum
. The bridge was built in 1905 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Much of the significance of the bridge is due to it being the third-oldest reinforced concrete arch bridge in Minnesota. It also retains most of the integrity of the design from its original plans.
It was evaluated in 1989 as part of the Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
, and then listed on the National Register that year.
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
single-span barrel arch bridge
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
that spans the tracks used by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
The Minnesota Streetcar Museum is a transport museum that operates two heritage streetcar lines in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the western suburb of Excelsior....
. The bridge was built in 1905 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Much of the significance of the bridge is due to it being the third-oldest reinforced concrete arch bridge in Minnesota. It also retains most of the integrity of the design from its original plans.
It was evaluated in 1989 as part of the Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS is a Multiple Property Submission of bridges listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. The submission includes 20 individual bridges. It also includes the Chicago, Milwaukee and St...
, and then listed on the National Register that year.