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Faribault Viaduct
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National Register of Historic Places

Faribault Viaduct

Also known as Bridge No. 5370

On the National Register since 198937 years
Reinforced-concrete BridgeListed 1989Faribault
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About Faribault Viaduct

Faribault Viaduct, at Division St. over Straight River, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 6, 1989. The Register lists it for its engineering, transportation and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Reinforced-concrete Bridge, as it does for 11 other Minnesota listings. It was listed as part of Reinforced-Concrete Highway Bridges in Minnesota MPS. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Division St. over Straight River, Faribault · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Faribault ViaductStart here
  2. 2Alexander Faribault HouseBuilt 1853 · next door
  3. 3Buckham, Thomas Scott, Memorial LibraryBuilding · next door
  4. 4Batchelder's BlockItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Jonathon L. and Elizabeth H. Wadsworth Noyes HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWeyer, Adam, Wagon ShopFaribault Stone Architecture0.1 miBCassius Buck HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBJohn N. and Elizabeth Taylor Clinton Cottrell HouseEastlake0.2 miBHudson Wilson HouseFrench Second Empire0.2 miBCole, Gordon, and Kate D. Turner, HouseItalianate0.2 miBFaribault City HallRenaissance Revival0.2 miDFaribault Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.2 miBTimothy J. McCarthy BuildingItalianate0.2 miBTheopold Mercantile Co. Wholesale Grocery BuildingBuilding0.2 miBRock Island DepotBuilt 19020.2 miBM. P. Holman HouseItalianate0.3 miBCongregational Church of FaribaultBuilding0.3 miBRice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)Art Deco0.3 miBFaribault Furniture CompanyBuilding0.3 miBVincent and Elizabeth Lieb HouseFaribault Stone Architecture0.4 miBThomas McCall HouseItalianate0.4 miBThomas Bridget Shanahan McMahon HouseFaribault Stone Architecture0.4 miBBerry, Frank A., and Elizabeth, HouseQueen Anne0.4 mi
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BSt. Mary's HallLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBAllen, W. Roby, Oral Home SchoolQueen Anne0.5 miBCarufel, Louis, and E. LaRose, HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBJohnston Hall-Seabury Divinity SchoolRomanesque0.5 miBCathedral of Our Merciful Saviour and Guild House (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival · Built 18690.5 miBCathedral of Our Merciful SaviourGothic Revival · Built 18690.5 miBNoyes Hall, State School for the DeafBuilt 19020.5 miBEpiscopal RectoryColonial Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Faribault Viaduct

Is Faribault Viaduct on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 6, 1989 (Register number 89001848).

Is Faribault Viaduct a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Veblen Farmstead, 11.6 miles away.

Can you visit Faribault Viaduct?

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 Faribault Viaduct?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 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 93200857 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.