Stone Arch Bridge

The Stone Arch Bridge was worked in the 1880s by celebrated railroad head honcho James J. Slope. At the time, engineers believed that it is difficult to assemble a stone curve connect for rail movement. Since 125 years have passed, not just has J.J. Slope been legitimized, however the Stone Arch Bridge is presently one of the most established surviving scaffolds over the Mississippi River.In the mid 1880s, the primary stop in Minneapolis was the Minneapolis Union Depot. Other railroad had courses into downtown Minneapolis, for example, the Milwaukee Road Short Line and the opponent Northern Pacific, which had a scaffold over the Mississippi close to the college grounds.Incredible Northern trains would come up from Chicago along the east side of the Mississippi over Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy tracks.