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Third Street Bridge
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Third Street Bridge

Also known as Bridge No. L-5391

On the National Register since 198937 years
Pennsylvania through trussListed 1989Cannon Falls
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About Third Street Bridge

Third Street Bridge, at Third St. over Cannon River, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 6, 1989. It was among the first 8 of Cannon Falls’s 9 listings. The Register lists it for its engineering, at the state level. It describes its style as Pennsylvania through truss, as it does for 1 other Minnesota listings. It was listed as part of Iron and Steel Bridges in Minnesota MPS. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBridge in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 20 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1909 to today

  1. 1909Built
  2. 1989Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 37 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Third St. over Cannon River, Cannon Falls · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Third Street BridgeStart here
  2. 2Cannon Falls SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Firemen's HallBuilt 1888 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Church of the Redeemer-EpiscopalBuilding · next door
  5. 5Yale Hardware StoreItalianate · next door
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDarwin E. Yale HouseItalianate0.2 miBCapt. Charles Gellett HouseGreek Revival0.3 miDCannon Falls Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miBEllsworth Hotel Livery StableBuilding0.4 mi

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Questions about Third Street Bridge

Is Third Street Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 6, 1989 (Register number 89001836).

Is Third Street Bridge a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Veblen Farmstead, 13.4 miles away.

Can you visit Third Street Bridge?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Third Street Bridge?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93200444 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.