- Bridge No. L6007
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location=Duluth, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 46
lat_minutes = 42
lat_seconds = 13
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 92
long_minutes = 13
long_seconds = 41
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1925
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = November 06, 1989
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS
refnum=89001826cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service|location=Washington, D.C.]Bridge No. L6007 is a single-span stone
arch bridge on Skyline Parkway where it crosses Stewart Creek in the southwestern section ofDuluth, Minnesota . The bridge is historically significant because of its picturesque design and setting within a city park. [cite web|url=http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/nrsl6007/nrsl6007.html|title=Minnesota's Historic Bridges - Bridge No. L-6007|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |accessdate=2008-09-09] It is built of locally quarried dark greengabbro , which is abundant in the Duluth area. The single arch over a deepravine is built onrubble abutment s, springing about 7 feet above grade and rising 10 feet over a span of 30 feet. The rubblespandrel walls continue back in straight lines to form the retaining walls for the approaches. The bridge railings are topped with doublesawtooth -shaped rows of gabbro. Overall, the bridge is about 29 feet wide. [cite web|url=http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/nrsl6007/desc.html|title=Bridge No. L-6007 - Description|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |accessdate=2008-09-09]The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.References
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