Broadway Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Broadway Street, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Summary
Significance: The Broadway Bridge was a four-span, wrought iron and steel, high through Pratt truss and was one of two known remaining decorative truss bridges in Minnesota. The bridge was fabricated by the King Iron and Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
Survey number: HAER MN-2
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1951 Subsequent Work
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Tags
vehicular bridges
pedestrian bridges
bridge construction
pratt trusses
through trusses
minneapolis minn
broadway
bridge
broadway bridge
mississippi
mississippi river
broadway street
minneapolis
hennepin
hennepin county
minnesota
frederick whilhelm cappelen
donald hilger
historic american engineering record
bill jensen
king iron bridge and manufacturing company
arthur mcmullen
andrew rinker
g e whittier
jean p yearby
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
manufacturing plants
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company
Cappelen, Frederick Whilhelm
McMullen, Arthur
Rinker, Andrew
Whittier, G E
Hilger, Donald
Jensen, Bill
Yearby, Jean P
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Hilger, Donald, photographer
Jensen, Bill, historian
Location
Minneapolis (Minn.)
,
44.99872, -93.24227
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html