The Seventh Street Improvement Arches of St. Paul, Minnesota

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The Seventh Street Improvement Arches of St. Paul, Minnesota

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2012-04-18

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Complex masonry structures, constructed through hard work and intense dedication, offer some of the greatest representations of how man has risen to the challenges found in the structures that he has aspired to build. A special case within these structures is the oblique bridge, which solves the problem of when two overlapping paths meet in a non-perpendicular manner. Though this historic type of structure was more commonly built in Europe than within the United States, there exists a rare case within the city of St. Paul, Minnesota – the Seventh Street Improvement Arches – which not only took on this structural feat, but also earned a place in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. This study analyzes the construction of this historic bridge to determine the obliquearch method that was implemented for its construction from 1883 to 1884. The synthesis of the findings – based upon the past and present sources – serves as evidence of the complexity involved with this structure, and the masterful use of masonry, which is one of oldest construction traditions that humankind has worked with.

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Mentor: Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla

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This research was supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).

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Hoisington, Brenna. (2012). The Seventh Street Improvement Arches of St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/123504.

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