Point Douglas-St. Louis River Road Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Point Douglas-St. Louis River Road Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Point Douglas–St. Louis River Road Bridge, built in 1865, Record June 4, 1860 to April 23, 1873. Washington County (Minn.) Board of County Commissioners Minutes and Agenda Packets. Minnesota Historical Society. is the second oldest known stone arch bridge in the state of Minnesota after Sibley's Ferry Bridge in Mendota, which was built in 1864. It was constructed in Stillwater Township to carry the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road over Brown's Creek. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 for having local significance in the themes of engineering and transportation. It was nominated as an example of stone engineering and as a remnant of Minnesota's early government roads. Read more on Wikipedia
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