Bridges No. L-5853 and 92247 are two side-by-side bridges in

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, United States. They were built in 1904 over the Como-Harriet streetcar line, connecting the nearby

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station to the line running west to

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; Bridge No. 92247 carries traffic on Lexington Avenue over the tracks and Bridge No. L-5853 carried pedestrians; the latter is an example of an early

reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete (RC), also called reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having hig ...

arch bridge, using the Melan reinforcing system by the William S. Hewett & Company of

. The bridges were evaluated as part of the

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, and were listed on the

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in 1989.

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, built by the same engineer and also using the Melan reinforcing system Arch bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1904 Bridges in Saint Paul, Minnesota Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Concrete bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Saint Paul, Minnesota Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States Pedestrian bridges in Minnesota Pedestrian bridges on the National Register of Historic Places Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota {{SaintPaulMN-stub

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