TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: BRIDGE
DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Bridge Research Files at the
Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota. Department of Transportation.
Bridge Division.
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| Title: | Bridge research files. |
| Dates: | circa
1905-circa 2002. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Research files compiled by Department of Transportation
employee, Martin Herbers. |
| Quantity: | 8.2 cubic feet (9 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
The files include photographs, negatives, architectural drawings, lists of state and
county bridges, county engineer correspondence, blueprints, maps, clippings, and
reports detailing bridge maintenance, inspections, repairs, and renewals, and area
history. The bridge materials begin around 1920; the historical information goes
back to the 1850s.
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Arranged in two chronologically overlapping series; each alphabetical by county.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Bridge Division. Bridge Research
Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2011-67
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 007538659
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Some
folders include bridge numbers.
Arranged in alphabetical order by county name.
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| Location | |
| 106.J.5.1B | | Aitkin. 11 folders. |
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| | Big Stone. |
| | | Includes a county centennial history. |
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| 106.J.5.2F | | Brown. 4 folders. |
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| | Carlton. 4 folders. |
| | | Includes a pictorial history of the 1918 forest fires in northern
Minnesota. |
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| | Cass. 9 folders. |
| | | Includes Walker centennial material. |
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| 106.J.5.3B | | Dodge. |
| | | Includes material on Mantorville, Hayfield, Kasson, and Dodge Center’s
centennials and the county’s 125 year anniversary. |
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| | Douglas. |
| | | Includes historical material on the railroad in western Douglas County.
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| | Fillmore. 6 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Preston’s 125th anniversary and Lanesboro and Spring
Valley’s centennials. |
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| | Freeborn. |
| | | Includes several county histories. |
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| | Grant. |
| | | Includes historical material on Douglas and Grant counties. |
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| 106.J.5.4F | | Hubbard. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes material on the county’s 1880s settlement and its centennial.
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| | Itasca. 6 folders. |
| | | Includes historical material on Grand Rapids and the county. |
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| | Kandiyohi. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes several county histories. |
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| | Lac qui Parle. 7 folders. |
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| | Lake. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Two Harbors’ centennial. |
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| | Lake of the Woods. 3 folders. |
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| | Lincoln. |
| | | No information in series for this county. |
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| 106.J.5.5B | | Meeker. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Litchfield’s centennial. |
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| | Mower. |
| | | Includes a history of the county. |
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| | Nicollet. |
| | | Includes material on Lafayette’s centennial. |
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| | Norman. 5 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Hendrum, Twin Valley, Halstad and Perley’s
centennials and the history of the county. |
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| | Olmsted. 5 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Rochester’s centennial and the history of Oronoco,
the Zumbro River, and the Dubuque Trail. |
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| | Otter Tail. 6 folders. |
| | | Includes information on the Fergus Falls cyclone. |
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| | Pope. 3 folders. |
| | | Includes material on the Starbuck and county centennials. |
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| | Ramsey. |
| | | Includes material on the history of St. Paul's High Bridge and the
Lexington Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi. |
| | | 7 folders. |
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| 106.J.5.6F | | | 9 folders. |
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| | Rice. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes material on the history of Faribault, Kenyon, and Le Sueur and
the St. Paul Railway Company. |
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| | Saint Louis. |
| | | 16 folders. |
| Location | |
| 106.J.5.7B | | | 14 folders. |
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| | Scott. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Shakopee’s centennial. |
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| | Stearns. 17 folders. |
| | | Includes material on Brooten’s history, Paynesville’s 125 year
celebration, and St. Cloud’s centennial. |
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| | Washington. 3 folders, 1 volume. |
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| Location | |
| 106.J.5.8F | | Watonwan. |
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| | Wright. 3 folders. |
| | | Includes several county histories. |
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Contains lists of state and county bridges, correspondence of county
engineers, blueprints, inspection reports, maps, and photographs.
Arranged in alphabetical order by county name.
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| Location | |
| 106.J.5.8F | | Aitkin-Ramsey. |
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| Location | |
| 106.J.5.9B | | Red Lake-Yellow Medicine. |
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Bridges -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Bridges -- Minnesota -- Design and
construction.
- Bridges -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and
repair.
- Bridges -- Inspection -- Minnesota.
- Engineers -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Herbers, Martin.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Department of
Highways.
- Minnesota. Bridge Division.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- History.
- Document Types:
- Architectural drawings (visual works).
- Blueprints (reprographic copies).
- Photographs.
- Specfications.
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