Walking down Smith Street from West Seventh toward the High Bridge, you pass a lot of the sorts of houses that remind you of one of the primary reasons people enjoy living in St. Paul – it’s ...

When St. Paul’s High Bridge opened in 1889, only one bridge in the United States surpassed it in height and length. Built of wrought iron and designed for wagons, the High Bridge served mainly ...

Unlike the High Bridge, which for decades was a popular public attraction, the High Bridge Water Tower’s importance in the public imagination has been as a iconic structure more admired from ...

If you haven’t visited the High Bridge, make this the year that you do so. One fun way to explore the historic span and learn more about its history is to participate in a free tour of the ...

The High Bridge reopened to the public in early June after a lengthy restoration process, after being closed to the public for over 40 years. It now hosts hundreds of visitors a day.

Had the original construction schedule for the new high bridge been kept, the old Harbor Bridge would have already been demolished. Since 1960, I’ve managed to photograph the bridge over 1,300 ...

High Bridge and its rustic park quickly became a fashionable day trip for New Yorkers, and a favorite vista of one-time Bronxite Edgar Allan Poe. Edith Wharton even name-checked High Bridge in The ...

But High Bridge, built in 1848 as an aqueduct to transport drinking water from Westchester County to Midtown Manhattan, recalls a time when connecting communities, not cities, was the goal.