HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 08-18 Maplewood bridge among most beautiful THE REVIEW Maplewood bridge anion most beautiful
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The Burlington Northern railway
bridge over Beam Avenue in Maplewood
has been named among the 25 most
beautiful bridges opened to traffic during j
1975.
The national honor was conferred upon 4 ,..--
the bridge from among 117 applicants in - ... -,... o _,-.
the 48th annual "Prize Bridges Com-
petition," of the American Institute of
Steel Construction, the national
association which represents the struc-
tural steel fabricating industry. ,` ,,� r'-
The Maplewood bridge was among
eight "prize bridges." Others received
"Award of Merit" badges.
The grade separation bridge was , � � , �,� ,,, "
designed by Howard, Needles, Tammen � � �'
and Bergendoff of Minneapolis with �_ ''�"
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construction by general contractor Lunda , � .�
Construction Co. of Black River Falls, �`
Wis. The fabricator was Phoenix Steel
Corp., Eau Claire, Wis., with Lunda
Construction as steel erector.
The bridge is owned by the city of Vis,
Maplewood.
The panel of judges complimented A BEAUTY — This bridge over Beam Avenue inMaplewood has been named one of the most
the bridge as "beautiful .carefully beautiful in the country,because of its simple design.
detailed . . . clean and simple."