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Newport Rail Bridge
Newport Rail Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota and St. Paul Park, Minnesota. It was built in 1895 by Pittsburgh Bridge Company. It is one of the few double-decker bridges on the Mississippi, with the top level used for railroad traffic and the bottom level formerly used as a road crossing. The bridge was formerly owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until that line went bankrupt in 1980. After that, local automotive traffic had to detour 7 1/2 miles north to the Wakota Bridge or 18 miles south to the Hastings High Bridge. Seeing a need, a local individual bought the bridge and reopened it two and a half years later. This required special legislation for an individual to own a bridge, and it was also the only bridge in Minnesota that charged a toll. Unfortunately, in 1999, an inspection revealed that the bridge had a bad beam, so it is now closed to automobile traffic. The estimated replacement cost is at least $11 million. The bridge has not been used for railroad traffic since the Rock Island went bankrupt.Bristol and Cardiff
to the Bristol area, taking in a bridge near Nailsea, Pilning and then onto Cardiff Bay and Newport...Arriva HST train FGW MTU valenta
Nearest places of interest:
| Hudson Chippewa Valley Regional Airport South St. Paul Municipal Airport Wakota Bridge | Hastings High Bridge Hastings Rail Bridge Eagan Airlake Airport |
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