Smith Avenue High Bridge, Smith Avenue between Cherokee Avenue & Cliff Street, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

Significance: The Smith Avenue High Bridge, a nineteenth century wrought iron Warren deck truss, is the longest and highest roadway truss bridge in Minnesota. It was designed by Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the leading bridge building firm of the era. It provided an important link in the development of the heights area of St. Paul's west side.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1

Survey number: HAER MN-5

Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1934 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1984

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