Camp Ripley Bridge, also known as Bridge 4969, is the only remaining unified road–rail bridge over the Mississippi River.[2] It carries both a railroad spur line and Minnesota State Highway 115 at Camp Ripley in Morrison County.[3]
Camp Ripley Bridge | |
 The Camp Ripley Bridge from the southeast | |
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| Location | Green Prairie & Ripley Townships, Minnesota |
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| Nearest city | Little Falls, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46°4′28″N 94°20′6″W / 46.07444°N 94.33500°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| NRHP reference No. | 14001175[1] |
| Designated | January 21, 2015 |
It was built in 1930 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company[4] to serve as the key transportation connection for Camp Ripley, the state's first and most significant Minnesota National Guard reservation. As Minnesota's only unified road–rail bridge, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Weeks, John A. III (2008). "Mississippi River Highway Crossing". MN State Highway 115. Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Camp Ripley Bridge (Bridge 4969)". Historic Bridges. Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
The Camp Ripley Bridge was built in 1930 to carry State Highway 115 and the Northern Pacific Railroad over the Mississippi River at the edge of Camp Ripley in Morrison County.
- ^ Gardner, Denis (2008). Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780816646661.
- ^ Pizza, Andrea C. (2014-09-23). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bridge No. 4969" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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External links
edit- Camp Ripley Bridge (Bridge 4969)–Minnesota Department of Transportation