Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Bridge L-5853, a pedestrian bridge
Location	Lexington Avenue in Como Park Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates
Built	1904
Architect	Hewett,William S. & Co.; Josef Melan
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS
NRHP Reference #	89001842
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1989

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Bridge 92247, which carries traffic on Lexington Avenue

Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 are two side-by-side bridges in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 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.

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.

See also

• Interlachen Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, built by the same engineer and also using the Melan reinforcing system