St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge, Saint Paul

Name: St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge
Address: Saint Paul, United States

#70 among attractions in Saint Paul

Bridge

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge, Saint Paul

Facts and practical information

The St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is one of only three vertical-lift bridges along the Mississippi River, along with the Hastings Rail Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota, and the Wabash Bridge in Hannibal, Missouri. It was designed by Waddell & Harrington and built in 1913. In 1925, the north end of the bridge was raised about 16 feet to tie in with tracks that served the St. Paul Union Depot yard. The vertical-lift span has 105-foot-high towers, and the electrical lift system was built with a possible 45-foot elevation. However, by 1973, the amount of lift was reduced to 37 feet because of aging of the equipment. ()

Opened: 1913 (111 years ago)Coordinates: 44°56'39"N, 93°5'18"W

Address

Downtown St. PaulSaint Paul United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Saint Paul

Day trips

St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cray Plaza, Science Museum of Minnesota, CHS Field, Minnesota Children's Museum.

~1690 ftN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cray Plaza, Saint Paul
9 min walk • Cray Plaza, located in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, provides space for working, living, eating, and recreating on one square city block opened in 1986.
0.5 miW
Interactive exhibits and educational films
Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul
14 min walk • Science Museum of Minnesota is an American museum focused on topics in technology, natural history, physical science, and mathematics education.
0.5 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
CHS Field, Saint Paul
13 min walk • CHS Field is a baseball park in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is home to the St. Paul Saints of the International League of Minor League Baseball, as well as home to Hamline University's baseball team.
0.5 miNW
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Minnesota Children's Museum, Saint Paul
13 min walk • The Minnesota Children's Museum is a children's museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1981 in Minneapolis, the museum moved to St. Paul in 1995. The museum includes natural exhibits of Minnesota, developmental learning areas for small children, a creativity and problem- solving area, and national traveling exhibits.
0.4 miW
Museum, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Landmark Center, Saint Paul
12 min walk • St. Paul's historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891–92.
0.6 miS
Natural attraction, Cave, Bars and clubs
Wabasha Street Caves, Saint Paul
16 min walk • The Wabasha Street Caves is an event hall built into the sandstone caves located on the south shore of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.
0.5 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul
13 min walk • The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is located in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota and hosts a variety of performing arts, such as touring Broadway musicals, orchestra, opera, and cultural performers, as well as produces local musicals.
0.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Boat or ferry
Minnesota Centennial Showboat, Saint Paul
13 min walk • Minnesota Centennial Showboat was a traditional riverboat theatre docked at Harriet Island Regional Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
~1390 ftW
Architecture, City hall
Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, Saint Paul
7 min walk • The Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, located at 15 Kellogg Boulevard West in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a twenty-story Art Deco skyscraper completed in 1932.
0.4 miW
Park
Rice Park, Saint Paul
11 min walk • Rice Park is a public park in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Features of the park include a fountain, a bandstand, sculptures of characters from the Peanuts cartoons and an ice-rink during the winter months.
~490 ftSE
Bridge
Robert Street Bridge, Saint Paul
3 min walk • The Robert Street Bridge is a reinforced concrete multiple-arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The bridge is notable for its complex design that was required to accommodate river traffic, the St.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Robert Street Bridge, Saint Paul (3 min walk), Raspberry Island, Saint Paul (5 min walk), Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul (6 min walk), Minnesota Boat Club Boathouse on Raspberry Island, Saint Paul (6 min walk).

How to get to St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge:

Bus

Minnesota St • Lines: 3A, 3B (4 min walk)
Robert Street & Kellogg Boulevard • Lines: 94F (4 min walk)

Light rail

Central Station • Lines: 902 (7 min walk)
Union Depot • Lines: 902 (8 min walk)

Train

Saint Paul Union Depot (7 min walk)