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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, January 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Dept. of Highways. Miscellaneous records. 1928-1967. Materials in English. Minnesota highway laws (1959); a highway engineering construction manual; drawing guides for the interstate highway system (1956); correspondence regarding drivers license and traffic and oil regulations and policies; and files relating to the Highway Research Board, the Minnesota Commission on Interstate Cooperation, planning and design of Interstate 94 through Prospect Park in St. Paul, public hearings on highway construction and upgrading, traffic observations on trunk highways, and Minneapolis and Southdale area conference reports. 1.8 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Drivers' licenses -- Minnesota -- Law and legislation. Express highways -- Minnesota. Interstate agreements -- Minnesota. Interstate Highway System -- Minnesota. Petroleum -- Transportation -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Roads -- Minnesota -- Design and construction. Roads -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and repair. Traffic regulations -- Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. Highway Research Board. Minnesota Commission on Interstate Cooperation. Places: Interstate 94. Prospect Park neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.). Document Types: Transcripts. Functions: Hearing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Highways. Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 979-2; 977-50; 978-56; 987-110; 2011-40

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was funded by the generous support of a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001728696

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 107.H.6.10F Highway Research Board, 1949-1955, 1957-1959, 1961. 11 folders. Interstate Cooperation [Minnesota Commission on], 1947-1955. 2 folders.

File kept by the Commissioner of Highways.

 Prospect Park-Interstate 94 files, 1956-1961. 1 volume and 1 folder.

Correspondence, memoranda, and related data, especially between the Highway Department and the Prospect Park and East River Road Improvement Association, regarding the planning and design of I-94 through the Prospect Park area of St. Paul. The folder largely duplicates the volume's contents but includes many originals of documents represented in the volume by poor-quality photocopies.

 Public hearing files, 1968-1973. 2 folders.

Correspondence, statements, and statistics from businesses, cities, and other organizations, regarding highway construction and upgrading; clippings; and hearing transcripts.

 Highway 60 (southwest Minnesota), 1970. Highway 71 (Jackson area), 1968-1973. 111.G.6.3B Transcript of Minnesota Highway Laws, 1959 Legislative Session. Manual of Instruction for County Engineers, 1949-1956. 1 volume. Special Assistant Attorney General correspondence, 1956-1966. 12 folders.

Concerning legal, regulatory, and related policy matters.

 Drivers licenses, 1956-1966. 11 folders. Traffic and oil, 1962-1965. Traffic Observations on Trunk Highways, 1928-1932. Road Design Division, Minneapolis Conference reports, 1961-1965. 494-100/Southdale Corridor Study Task Force Conference reports, 1971-1974. 108.E.15.2 Drawing guides for interstate highway system, Figure Nos. 1, 3-14, November 1956. 13 rolls. Figure 1: Pavement ordinates and shoulder design. Figure 3: Four lane divided highway with wide and narrow medians. Figure 4: Four lane divided highway with wide median; ultimate development a six lane highway. Figure 5: Four lane divided highway with narrow median; ultimate development a six lane highway. Figure 6: Two lane ramp and frontage road sections. Figure 7: Acceleration lane for ramp connections design details. Figure 8: Deceleration lane design details. Figure 9: Cloverleaf exit ramp design details. Figure 10: Diamond interchange. Figure 11: Bridge floor profiles, two lane highways. Figure 12: Bridge floor profiles, 4 lane divided highway, narrow or wide median. Figure 13: Bridge floor profile, 4 lane divided highway, narrow to wide median; ultimate development six lane highway. Figure 14: Clearances at underpass bridges: two lane, four lane divided and six lane divided highways.