Collecting pieces of Minnesota's past for the future
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The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and makes available a wide range of materials chronicling Minnesota's history and culture. The goals of the Collections Department are to collect and preserve; provide access and interpretation; and engage in education and outreach. This blog is a tool to share these stories and let people know what is happening in the department.
35W Bridge Plans
On this date fifteen years ago the 35W Bridge collapsed.
In remembrance of that, today we share one of the original bridge plan from our collection. This is just one in a series of over 90 sheets relating to this bridge.
Learn more about the 35W Bridge in this MNopedia article.
https://www.mnopedia.org/event/i-35w-bridge-collapse