File:Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis -a.jpg
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Taken in downtown Minneapolis in a historical section that at one time was a center of flour milling for the United States. In the distance is a Pillsbury grain elevator in which wheat was stored for milling. Water power was used to drive the mills. Across the river is the rival General Mills Gold Medal Flour mill on the accompanying photo. The Stone Arch Bridge is a former railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. 117 Portland Avenue is the general address of the historic complex. Positioned between the 3rd Avenue Bridge and the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge, the Stone Arch Bridge was built in 1883 by railroad tycoon James J. Hill for his Great Northern Railway, and accessed the former passenger station located about a mile to the west, on the west bank of the river. The structure is now used as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge. It is an Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 as a part of the Saint Anthony Falls Historic District. A plaque near the bridge explains that the bridge was built for the Manitoba Line (St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway), which would be used to bring wheat from the Red River valley and Canada to the Minneapolis mills. It remains as a monument to James J. Hill, his vision, and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. (Wikipedia) |
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| Author | Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by PAVDW at https://www.flickr.com/photos/12357841@N02/9736647550. It was reviewed on 2 August 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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