fɹʌm ðɪs ˈɛɹiə, tɹˈæfɪk tə dˈaʊntaʊn sənt. pˈɔːl tˈeɪks tˈuː ɹˈaʊts: wˈʌn əkɹˌɑːs ðɪs bɹˈɪdʒ, wɪð jˈɑːɹdz ɔnðɪ ˈiːst sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ sˈaʊθ ʌv dˈeɪtənz blˈʌf; ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ ɹˈaʊt jˈuːzɪŋ ðə sənt. pˈɔːl jˈuːniən pɐsˈɪfɪk vˈɜːɾɪkəllˈɪft ɹˈeɪl bɹˈɪdʒ ˌɪntʊ dˈaʊntaʊn sənt. pˈɔːl.
From this area, traffic to downtown St. Paul takes two routes: one across this bridge, with yards on the east side of the river south of Dayton's Bluff; and the other route using the St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge into downtown St. Paul.