naa220 St. Paul Public Works Bridge Division collection Karen Spilman University of Minnesota Libraries April 2005
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, April 2005 English Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Public Works. Bridge Division St. Paul Public Works Bridge Division collection 1925-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 3 cubic feet Collection contains plans for bridges in St. Paul, Minnesota. N 220 English High Bay Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.

 Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.

Preferred Citation

St. Paul Public Works Bridge Division collection (N 220), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives by Tracy Moe on June 14, 2004.

Historical Note

The Bridge Division of the St. Paul Department of Public Works maintains the structural integrity and safety of all bridges in the city of St. Paul. State bridges are under the control of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains plans for bridges not constructed in St. Paul during the 1930s. These include plans for a viaduct on Grotto Street (1930) and the Robert St.-Wabasha St. esplanade (1931). Other plans include sections, street profiles, grade depressions and track plans for the West Seventh Street Grade Separation for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads (1928-1930, 1933, 1950, 1964-1966).

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

 Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Public Works. Bridge Division Bridges -- Design and construction Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

St. Paul Department of Public Works Bureau of Bridges - 1

Third Street Improvement 1931

Robert St. to Wabasha St.; Robert - Wabasha Esplanade [not built]

St. Paul, MN

ink and pencil on linen

St. Paul Department of Public Works Bureau of Bridges - 2

West Seventh Street Grade Separation 1928-30, 1933, 1950, 1964-66

C. M. and St. P. RR [Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad]

St. Paul, MN

ink on linen, pencil on paper, mylar, blueprints, bluelines

St. Paul Department of Public Works Bureau of Bridges - 3

[Lamp standards] 1925, 1939, n.d.

St. Paul, MN

blueprints

St. Paul Department of Public Works Bureau of Bridges - 4

[Street sign details] 1931, 1939-41

St. Paul, MN

ink on linen

St. Paul Department of Public Works Bureau of Bridges - 5

Viaduct on Grotto Street over N.P. Ry. Co. tracks 1930

Preliminary plan [not built]

St. Paul, MN

ink and pencil on linen