Bridge relocation
From:
Bob Sebo
Date:
Jun 24 02:01 UTC
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Just a thought...
If we want to preserve the Huff Street corridor we should consider creating
an historic district around Windom Park. Federal dollars (generally) cannot
be used to damage local historic districts.
I am chair of the city heritage preservation commission. I'd like to see it
happen...full disclosure.
Bob Sebo
Winona
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nelson" <<email obscured>>
To: <<email obscured>>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:56 PM
Subject: [Winona] Bridge relocation
>I drove Riverview this morning while heading to work and thought about
> traffic entering and leaving the bridge from 2nd Street. Currently, the
> bridge has traffic that enters and exits the bridge from 4th St. This
> incline already is rather steep, and I've noticed over the years that
> trucks leaving 4th St. and having to turn onto the bridge have a tough
> time getting power. I do believe that any semi traffic leaving from 2nd
> St (2 entire city blocks) would find the incline to get up and over the
> main channel of the river very difficult unless the truck had a good
> head of steam prior to entering the bridge area. One also must remember
> that the edge of the dike system is along the main channel of the river
> which requires the bridge to be a great deal above the waterway on the
> Winona side compared to the Latsch Island side. With the steep incline
> and the sharp turn that was noted in Mr. Hittner's design, I think this
> would be a difficult maneuver for large vehicles. Land would also have
> to be acquired from the railroad and from whoever owns the property
> since the ramp leading to the bridge will leave the property useless. I
> would doubt they would be willing to give up any property, and I doubt
> eminent domain can be used to take railroad property. Just my 2 cents.
>
> I hate to say it but MNDOT will do whatever MNDOT wants to do. Winona
> has historically been a pain in MNDOT's backside so I wonder if they
> will even be willing to work with Winona. I would venture to say that
> we will find the bridge coming off of Huff St and Huff will end up being
> widened to accommodate the increase in traffic.
>
> Chris Nelson
>
> Chris Nelson
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