Seventh Street Improvement Arches, Saint Paul

Name: Seventh Street Improvement Arches
Address: Saint Paul, United States

#63 among attractions in Saint Paul

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Seventh Street Improvement Arches, Saint Paul

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The Seventh Street Improvement Arches are a double-arched masonry highway bridge that formerly spanned the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad tracks in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Seventh Street Improvement Arches are historically significant for its rarity and the technically demanding nature of its skewed, helicoidal spiral, stone-arch design. The bridge is one of the few of its type in the United States, and is the only known bridge of its type in Minnesota. It was built from 1883 to 1884 by Michael O'Brien and McArthur Brothers of Chicago and was designed by William A. Truesdell. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and on the American Society of Civil Engineers Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 2000. ()

Opened: 1884 (140 years ago)Coordinates: 44°57'23"N, 93°4'38"W

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Seventh Street Improvement Arches – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cray Plaza, CHS Field, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Vertical Endeavors.

0.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cray Plaza, Saint Paul
21 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 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
CHS Field, Saint Paul
14 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.
1.3 miSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul
34 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.
0.9 miNE
44°57'59"N • 93°3'53"W
Vertical Endeavors, Saint Paul
24 min walk • Climbing, Game and entertainment center
1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Minnesota Transportation Museum, Saint Paul
26 min walk • The Minnesota Transportation Museum is a transportation museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. MTM operates several heritage transportation sites in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin.
1 miSW
Bridge
Robert Street Bridge, Saint Paul
27 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.
1.1 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul
29 min walk • The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest active theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the home of American Public Media's Live from Here. It was one of many theaters built by the Shubert Theatre Corporation, and was initially named the Sam S. Shubert Theater.
0.5 miSE
Park
Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Saint Paul
12 min walk • The Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary is a city park in the Mississippi River corridor in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Saint Paul, Saint Paul
25 min walk • Downtown Saint Paul is an official neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the south, University Avenue to the north, US 52 to the east, and Kellogg Avenue to the west.
1 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Central Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul
27 min walk • Central Presbyterian Church is a church in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The congregation was founded in 1852 and built its first building in 1854, which was later enlarged during the 1870s.
0.6 miS
Bridge
Lafayette Bridge, Saint Paul
16 min walk • The Lafayette Bridge is a bridge carrying U.S. Route 52 across the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. At this point, US 52 is on the Lafayette Freeway.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Seventh Street Improvement Arches?

Nearby attractions include Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Saint Paul (7 min walk), Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Saint Paul (12 min walk), Shepard Road/Warner Road, Saint Paul (13 min walk), Euclid View Flats, Saint Paul (15 min walk).

How to get to Seventh Street Improvement Arches by public transport?

The nearest stations to Seventh Street Improvement Arches:

Bus

3rd Street & Maria Avenue • Lines: 63 (9 min walk)
Kellogg Boulevard & Broadway Street • Lines: 351, 351H, 353, 363, 63 (16 min walk)

Light rail

Union Depot • Lines: 902 (19 min walk)
Robert Street • Lines: 902 (26 min walk)

Train

Saint Paul Union Depot (20 min walk)