- Mendota Road Bridge
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This article is about a bridge near St. Paul, Minnesota. For the bridge over the Minnesota River, see Mendota Bridge.
Mendota Road Bridge 
The Mendota Road Bridge as viewed from the Mississippi River side.Carries Two lanes of Water Street Crosses The outlet of Pickerel Lake Locale St. Paul, Minnesota ID number 90401
Mendota Road Bridge
Location: Water St. over Pickerel Lake Outlet, St. Paul, Minnesota Coordinates: 44°55′29.4″N 93°6′42.7″W / 44.924833°N 93.111861°WCoordinates: 44°55′29.4″N 93°6′42.7″W / 44.924833°N 93.111861°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1894 Architect: City of St. Paul Engineer's Office Architectural style: Stone-arch bridge Governing body: Local MPS: Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS NRHP Reference#: 89001825[1] Added to NRHP: November 06, 1989 Design Arch bridge Width 24 feet Longest span 10 feet Opened 1894 Daily traffic 500 Mendota Road Bridge is a stone arch bridge that spans the outlet of Pickerel Lake where it meets the Mississippi River just south of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. It was built in 1894 by the city of St. Paul and was designed by the St. Paul City Engineer's Office.
The bridge is historically significant as an example of a small-scale 19th century stone arch highway bridge. The stone used in the bridge is locally-quarried gray limestone. Ornamentation on the bridge includes protruding keystones at the top of the arch, a slight peak at the top of the arch, and a string course that matches the roadway level. The bridge resembles other stone arch bridges built in Minnesota townships during the late 19th century and early 20th century, but the ornamentation sets it apart. Another facet of historical importance is the fact that the bridge has never been substantially altered during its lifetime, except for a concrete cap replacing the original coping at the top of the railings. The bridge has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places (#89001825) due to its historical integrity.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- "Mendota Road Bridge". Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minnesota Historical Society. 1996. http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/nrramrb/nrramen.html. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
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