The Interstate toll bridge was built between 1896 and 1897, dedicated on July 13, 1897, with more than 4,000 spectators and dignitaries participating or looking on. It connected Rice's Point of Duluth with Connor's Point of Superior, Wisconsin. It was property of the Duluth-Superior Bridge Company, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railroad. It closed to use on December 3, 1961, the day after the toll-free High Bridge opened. The Interstate bridge was replaced by the High Bridge or the Blatnik Bridge as it was renamed September 24, 1971. The Interstate bridge was struck by vessels and damaged more than once. Considerable damage was sustained in 1906 and 1924.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A view (for a 1961 Photo Contest) of the Duluth-Superior high bridge's first span being lowered into place after construction began two years before on November 28, 1958.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Panoramic view of a bridge under construction being built by American Bridge Company. The location of the bridge being constructed is unknown. Depicted in the foreground of the photograph are building materials and railroad tracks.
Panoramic view of a bridge under construction being built by American Bridge Company. The location of the bridge being constructed is unknown. Depicted in the foreground of the photograph are building materials and railroad tracks.
Real photographic postcard of the Holmes Street bridge over the Minnesota River in Shakopee. Seen in the image is a boat landing with two boats docked there. Also visible in the background are the smoke stacks at Rahr Malting, Inc. Etched into the emulsion along the bottom edge of the image is "Bridge and Boat Landing/Shakopee, Minn./C-170." Card is unused. The bridge was constructed in 1923 and is no longer in use.
An aerial view (for a 1961 Photo Contest) of the Duluth-Superior port and the incomplete high bridge, a tied-arch suspension span, whose construction began November 28, 1958 and was dedicated December 2, 1971.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Flood water from the Minnesota River invaded farm buildings in the area of Spring Lake east of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The view, taken from Highway 99, is toward the south.