The commission began issuing standardized plans in 1911. I promised myself i was going to stay clean and live a good life. Youngren is planning to publish some of the photos in a book hes. The spiral span still appears in the logo on city vehicles and city stationery. Edward brewer, the old spiral bridge at hastings minnesota intaglio print 1950s, status. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 5 bedrooms and 3 total baths.
Hastings rail bridge news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2016. Hastings entertainment stores were also located in many college towns in the u. Collectible print of old spiral bridge at hastings, mn by. Author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Posts about hastings spiral bridge written by bridgehunters chronicles. Hastings is about to trade in its twolane mississippi river bridge an aging and pockmarked powderblue truss bridge known as big blue for a. Rise of hastings new bridge, fall of old one pictured daily twin cities. Hastings spiral bridge the bridgehunters chronicles.
Hastings high bridge dakota county, minnesota built 1951. Spiral bridge was once a landmark in hastings rivertowns. It offers academic programs to students in grades nine through 12. Pleasant hill library hastings dakota county, minnesota. The bridge in hastings was built with a similar design, and after the i35w collapse this bridge became a huge concern. Mississippi river trail maps bicycling mndot minnesota. Updateas of spring 2008, mndot has determined that the hastings high bridge is at the end of its life. As of 2016 it had 126 superstores, which were mainly located in the south central united states, rocky mountain states, and in parts of the great plains and midwestern states. But many organizations are doing what they can to help the acbl for example is putting more resources into online bridge and donating most of the entry fees to local bridge clubs. It also is the northernmost steel truss bridge still open to automobile traffic on the mississippi river. View 16 photos for 2524 old bridge ln, hastings, mn 55033 a 6 bed, 6 bath, 5,495 sq.
Dave youngrens fondness for hastings old bridge started at an early age. Etter bridge, county state aid highway 68 over vermillion. This is a print of the 1948 painting by the well collected listed illustration artist edward brewer. The bridge was built in 1951 and is sadly slated to be torn down in 2019. Hastings is about to trade in its twolane mississippi river bridge an aging and pockmarked powderblue truss bridge known as big blue for a stateoftheart fourlane bridge that should. Hastings rail bridge is a verticallift bridge that spans the mississippi river in hastings, minnesota. The new hastings bridge a photo journey by david youngren. Hastings high school offers a variety of academic and cocurricular programs to students. A minneapolis native, nick ferraro joined the pioneer press in 1997 after. Etter bridge is a rare surviving pinconnected camelback through truss built from early plans of the minnesota highway commission.
Hastings bridge watch photographer logs 11,000 images star. Among american parody poems, the rubaiyat of bridge is brilliant. Hastings, mn, united states clientowner minnesota department of transportation project types. The reason for the i35w collapse was the gusset plates were too thin and therefore buckled and the bridge collapsed. I had tried to get sober before and had just got out of prison. Even though the bridge is gone, many remember traveling over the bridge in their youth. Croix rivers, bicycling around hastings, and downhill or crosscountry skiing at welch village and throughout the area. The bridge reopened today, officials from the minnesota department of transportation said. The project was completed in may 20 and was developed using an innovative. Minnesota department of transportation crews will move the main span of the new hastings bridge into place this weekend. The main span of the hastings bridge when constructed boasted the longest freestanding tied arch bridge in north america. The hastings high bridge, over the mississippi river in hastings, mn. The distinctive spiral design also served to bring travelers down to second street in.
The lift bridge is located downriver from the hastings high bridge. The point douglas regional trail, a twomile route on an abandoned ra. Many have been fascinated by pictures and tales of the spiral bridge which crossed the mississippi river in hastings, minnesota that was torn down in 1951. The new hastings, us route 61 bridge features a one hundred year. Hastings bridges flaking concrete not unsafe, mndot says twin. The bridge, which dates from 19141915, exemplifies the commissions efforts to standardize.
Doug was also involved in planningdesign for the new hastings bridge since 2008, with the project completed in 2014. Weve provided you with a classic bridge book for free. A replica of the bridge has been built and is on display at the little log house pioneer village, about 10 miles south of hastings off highway 61. Currently, the north and southeast segments are open. You will marvel at carolyn wells ability to turn omar khayyams verses into a knowledgeable spoof of both the card game of bridge and. Spiral bridge, hastings minnesota, this is where i grew up. Play has continued there ever since, with the current shutdown due to the 2020 covid19 pandemic the longest period in the clubs history. The photo below is a view looking to the south as the tail end of a grain train crosses the bridge. It was demolished in late 20 when a new bridge opened. The spiral bridge carried horse and engine powered traffic for over fifty years. Hastings bridge watch, hastings, mn posts facebook. That book, our bend in the river, is a mix of his favorite photos and stories about. The new bridge is lacking in capacity, and the structure has deteriorated a bit, so talk is underway about replacing the high bridge, one of the most graceful mississippi river crossings in the upper river section. The hastings high bridge was advanced from a construction date of 2015 to a construction date of 2010.
Most citizens think of the bridge with fond nostalgia. Once completed, the route will extend 27 miles, providing scenic river views and connections to local parks and community destinations. As new hastings bridge opens, few nostalgic for big blue. Hastings white pages hastings phone directory lookup. It is said that the hastings bridge has the correct thickness of gusset plates, but is still a concern. Find groups in hastings, minnesota about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Shop spiral bridge hastings, minnesota postcard and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. Hastings books books, find the lowest price on new, used books, textbooks.
It had been scheduled to be torn down and replaced by mndot in 2019, but after. The old spiral bridge at hastings by edward brewer. Edward brewer, the old spiral bridge at hastings minnesota. High bridge, spanning the mississippi river north of hastings, minnesota.
Very nostalgic picture of old spiral bridge at hastings historical bridge was built in 1895 and replaced in 1951 picture by edward brewer painted in 1948 is reproduction measurements. Residents of hastings, a town of 22,000, have always had a thing for their bridges, starting with the 1895built spiral bridge and then old blue, which opened to traffic in 1951. Rise of hastings new bridge, fall of old one pictured. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. The photo above is a view looking through the bridge towards the east from a local city street in hastings.
Lost through arch bridge over the mississippi river on us 61 in hastings. Plans are underway for a continuous offroad connection. Spiral bridge hastings, minnesota postcard at amazons. Hastings bridge club was established in 1964 and by late 1965 play was in the clubs own premises located at 911 railway road, hastings. It is one of only four lift spans on the mississippi river, the others being at hannibal, missouri, burlington, iowa and in downtown st. In june the minneapolis public library book wagon made its first trip from minneapolis to excelsior. Depicts an early 1900s scene of traffic pedestrians, bicyclist, horseandbuggies and one automobile traversing the bridge across the mississippi river at hastings, minnesota.
The school provides various subjects, including mathematics, english, science, social studies, accounting, business, and. Drawbridge over the mississippi river in hastings, mn, facing westward. During the archaeological investigations for the th 61 hastings bridge, three. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A spiral bridge over the mississippi river was built in 1895 that was designed to slow horsedrawn traffic from the opposite side of the river as it entered downtown hastings, minnesota. David is a lifelong resident of hastings, an artist, graphic designer, and. Lithograph is labeled a lambert product on back and is set in its original hardwood frame. Hastings high school 200 general sieben dr hastings, mn. A new walking and bicycling trail that will link prescott, wis. He is most known for the 1911 1926 cream of wheat adds for publications. With tournaments cancelled and local clubs shut, the bridge world is in disarray.
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