Stone Arch Bridge as it neared completion, Minneapolis

Stone Arch Bridge as it neared completion, Minneapolis

Stone Arch Bridge and workers as the bridge nears completion in 1883.

Stone Arch Bridge under construction, Minneapolis

Stone Arch Bridge under construction, Minneapolis

Stone Arch Bridge under construction, c.1883. Photographer: Henry R. Farr.

Train on the Stone Arch Bridge crossing the Mississippi River, Minneapolis; mill

Train on the Stone Arch Bridge crossing the Mississippi River

Train crossing the Stone Arch Bridge, with the milling district in the background, c.1910.

Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis

Built over the course of twenty-two months in 1882 and 1883, the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is a feat of engineering and a reminder of the importance of rail traffic in the late nineteenth century.

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