Category 9: Highway Improvements on Publicly Owned Land Honorable Mention
2002 TH 61 Gooseberry River Crossing, Two Harbors, Minnesota
TH 61 Gooseberry River Crossing,
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Designer:
Minnesota Department of Transportation,
Oakdale and St. Paul, MN
Contractor:
M.A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, MN
Northland Constructors of Duluth, Inc., Duluth, MN
Initial plans were to build a new bridge to replace the deteriorating span that was erected in 1925. The result is a new bridge crossing in one of the most comprehensive park reconstruction partnerships in the state's history. The project provides for a safer pedestrian-level under-crossing, a new park entrance road, much needed parking lots, a visitor center, a safety rest area, a pedestrian bridge, and handicapped-accessible trails to the scenic Gooseberry Falls.