Category 2: The Rural Highways Honorable Mention
2002 Highway 61 Schroeder Reconstruction, Schroeder, Minnesota
Highway 61 Schroeder Reconstruction, Schroeder, Minnesota
Designer:
Samela Architect, Duluth, MN
LHB Engineers and Architects, Duluth, MN
Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, MN
Contractor:
Hoover Construction Co., Virginia, MN
The reconstruction improved safety and traffic flow along the Trunk Highway 61 route through Schroeder, MN. It also replaced a major river crossing, developed a wayside rest, and put one of the smallest communities in the State on the map. The design of the roadside environment helped slow the passing-through traffic and also provides visitors with a sense of arrival.