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Agencies Awarded
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Minnesota Division Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) University of Minnesota – Center for Changing Landscapes Mead and Hunt HDR and ARCH3, LLC HNTB and ONE Consulting URS Corporation |
The Minnesota Historic Bridge Management Program demonstrates Mn/DOT's commitment to excellence in cultural and historical resource preservation. The program began over 25 years ago with the completion of historical contexts to guide the evaluation of bridges in the State and the subsequent evaluation and identification of 250 bridges with historical significance, 33 of which were owned by the State. Mn/DOT worked closely with the Minnesota SHPO to identify candidates for long-term preservation and to develop individual management plans for the 24 selected structures. Mn/DOT also provided local transportation agencies with generalized historic bridge management that could help guide preservation and restoration of the over 200 locally owned historic bridges. The Minnesota SHPO recognized Mn/DOT's extensive effort and agreed to streamline the environmental review process for all nonhistoric bridges, thereby decreasing the cost and delays for 5,000 potential bridge improvement projects. The Minnesota Historic Bridge Management Program promotes a deeper commitment to the preservation of the State's distinguished engineering heritage while expediting the environmental review process. Project Contributors:
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