Omaha Road Bridge Number 15
Omaha Road Bridge Number 15 is a swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was built in 1916 by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway and was designed by I.F. Stern of Chicago. The bridge is an unusual shape, because the swing span is asymmetrical. The original bridge design had equal length spans on either side of the center pivot. Once the bridge was completed, the owner of the property on the south side of the river did not want the swing span crossing his land. In response, the owner removed most of the south end of the swing span and added a concrete shell to balance out the weight of the north end of the swing span. The concrete shell is called a "bobtail".Nearest places of interest:
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