HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT: MAINTENANCE DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Highway Maintenance Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota. Department of Highways. Maintenance Division.
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| Title: | Highway Maintenance Files. |
| Dates: | 1946-1979. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Memoranda, minutes, correspondence, reports, and miscellany, particularly concerning road and bridge maintenance,
road construction, ice and snow removal, and maintenance policies, budgets, and administration. |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (1 box). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
There are three folders of reports, including
photographs, on inspections of the condition of county and township bridges (1946-1957); a file on acquisition of the DM&IR right-of-way
to replace Highway 61 with a freeway through eastern Duluth (1965); detailed snow and ice removal plans for the Twin Cities area (1968-1971);
and files on a cement shortage in a highway construction project near Taylors Falls (1953-1954).
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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 Highways. Maintenance Division. Highway Maintenance Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-65; 987-177
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017341760104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 105.G.12.4F | | Area Maintenance Engineers Meeting Minutes and Related Papers, 1975-1978. 2 folders. |
| | | Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and background data regarding all aspects of highway maintenance needs, policies, equipment use, budgets, personnel, and the like.
Includes some meetings of assistant district directors. |
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| | Maintenance Standards Committee Meeting Minutes, 1974-1979 (bulk 1974-1976). 2 folders. |
| | | Minutes, memoranda, and studies of this committee and of its constituent personnel, snow and ice control, and equipment standards committees. |
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| | Equipment Management Committee Meeting Minutes, 1979. |
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| | Maintenance Superintendents Annual Conference Minutes, 1976-1978. |
| | | With a group photograph of the 1977 conference participants. |
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| | Office Directors Meeting Minutes, 1975-1976. |
| | | Incomplete. This group discussed departmental organization, functions, common interests. The focus of the minutes present in this folder is "Who and Where is Policy
Made in the Highway Department." |
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| | Office Directors/District Engineers Joint Meeting Minutes, 1976. |
| | | Discussion topics include use of federal highway maintenance funds, management plans, personnel management, engineering value analysis, statewide highway improvement alternatives. |
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| | Permit Policies Committee Meeting Minutes, 1968. |
| | | This committee was created to formulate policies concerning the issuance of transportation permits for overweight and oversize vehicles, particularly those involved in moving buildings. |
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| | AASHTO Operating Subcommittee on Maintenance: Brainerd Meeting, 1977. 1 volume in folder. |
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| | Miscellaneous Conferences Reports, 1959-1965. |
| | | Summaries of meetings attended by Division personnel. Meeting topics include specific highway construction projects and upgrading, traffic operations, legislation. |
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| | Year End Reports of Departmental Accomplishments, 1965-1969. |
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| | Requests for Inspection of County Bridges, 1946-1957. 3 folders. |
| | | Reports on field inspections of county and township bridges done by the Highway Department, accompanied by photographs and drawings of the bridges and associated correspondence with county highway departments. |
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| | Presentation to Legislative Interim Commission on Highways, 1967. 2 items in folder. |
| | | The highway commissioner’s testimony before the Commission concerning reduced highway maintenance budget and maintenance operations. |
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| | Statements of Objectives of Maintenance Section, 1965-1967. |
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| | Trunk Highway 61 on Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad Right of Way, 1965. |
| | | Purchase of the DM&IR right-of-way for a freeway through eastern Duluth and rerouting of its tracks to the North Shore. Contains correspondence, responses to public objections to loss of rail service, answers to
questions raised by Rep. William H. House, cost estimates, reports on or summaries of conferences and public meetings, preliminary design report, and map. |
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| | Maintenance Division Engineer Correspondence and Teletype Messages, 1964-1970. 4 folders. |
| | | Copies of correspondence, messages, and circular letters sent to District and Maintenance Area engineers regarding all aspects of highway maintenance operations. In roughly chronological order. |
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| | Maintenance Area 5A, Snow and Ice Removal Plan, Winter 1969-1970. 1 volume in folder. |
| | | Covers Minneapolis and suburbs. |
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| | Maintenance Area 9A, Snow and Ice Removal Plans, 1968-1971. 2 volumes in folder. |
| | | Covers St. Paul and the East Metro area. For winters 1968-1969 and 1970-1971. |
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| | Maintenance Districts 5 and 9 Reorganization Plan, 1969. |
| | | A memo; details on road lengths, highway types, and equipment allocations in each control section; and a map of each district. The reorganization plan itself is not present. |
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| | Maintenance Area 6A [Rochester] Annual Report, 1978. 1 volume in folder. |
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| | Analysis of Equipment Operating Time, 1938. 1 volume in folder. |
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| | Highway 8 Cement Shortage Files, 1953-1954. 4 folders: |
| | | Papers regarding discovery and investigation of a shortage in the amount of cement used by a contractor in a paving project on Highway 8 between Taylors Falls and Center City. |
| | | Correspondence, 1953-1954. |
| | | | Letters, memoranda, specifications, and reports. |
| | | Clippings, 1953-1954. |
| | | Photographs, 1953. |
| | | Public Examiner’s Report on Special Investigation of Cement and Other Materials Furnished by Okes Construction Company … to Pave Highway No. 8 …, December 1953. |
| | | Cement Shortage [review and compilation of facts and records], November 1953. 1 volume in folder. |
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 -- Maintenance and repair.
- Roads -- Minnesota -- Design and construction.
- Roads -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and repair.
- Roads -- Snow and ice control -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway.
- Minnesota. Legislature. Interim Commission on Highways.
- Places:
- United States Highway 61.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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