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16-September-2008 16:15:16 - Lift Bridge Aerial Lift Bridge U.S. National Register of Historic Places Aerial Lift Bridge in 2007 Aerial Lift Bridge in 2007 Location: Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN Coordinates: 46°46'44.5N 92°5'33.9W / 46.779028, -92.09275Coordinates: 46°46'44.5N 92°5'33.9W / 46.779028, -92.09275 Built/Founded: 1901 Architect: Thomas F. McGibray,; C.P.A. Turner Added to NRHP: May 22, 1973 NRHP Reference#: 73002174 1 Governing body: Local The Aerial Lift Bridge earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span is a vertical lift bridge, which is rather uncommon, but it began life as an extremely rare transporter bridge-the first of just two such bridges ever constructed in the United States. Originally built in 1905, the bridge was upgraded in 1929-30 to the current lifting design and continues to operate today. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973. A maritime museum maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers exists near the site of the bridge. The bridge spans a small canal which was put through the thin but long sand bar named Minnesota Point commonly referred to as Park Point by locals in 1870-71. The natural mouth of the St. Louis River is about seven miles 11 km farther southeast, and is split between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Creating this gap in the tiny peninsula meant that residents who lived on the new island needed to have a way to get across. Several different transportation methods were tried, though they were complicated by the weather. Ferries could work in the summer, but ice caused problems in colder months. A swinging footbridge was used, but was considered rather rickety and unsafe. In 1892, a contest was held to find a solution. The winning design came from John Alexander Low Waddell, who drew up plans for a high-rise vertical lift bridge. The city of Duluth was eager to build the bridge, which would have been about 130 feet 40 meters wide. However, the War Department objected to the design, and the project was canceled before it could be built. Waddell's design went on to be built in Chicago, Illinois as the slightly larger South Halsted Street Bridge. New plans were later drawn up for a structure that would ferry people from one side to the other. This type of span, which is known variously as an aerial transfer, ferry, or transporter bridge, had first been demonstrated in Bilbao's Vizcaya Bridge in 1893 and one in France in 1898. Duluth's bridge was inspired by the one in France, though the actual construction is quite different. The architect was a city engineer, Thomas McGilvray. When it was completed in 1905, the Aerial Bridge's gondola had a capacity of 60 short tons 54 tonne and could carry 350 people plus wagons, streetcars, or automobiles. A trip across the canal took about one minute, and the ferry car moved across once every five minutes during busy times of the day. However, a growing population on Minnesota Point, a greater demand for cars, and an increase in tourism soon meant that the bridge's capacity was being stretched to the limit. A remodeling was planned that would incorporate a lifting platform into the structure. Ironically, the firm finally commissioned with designing the new bridge was the descendant of Waddell's company. The design is attributed to C.A.P. Turner. The Aerial Lift Bridge dominates the Canal Park skyline. 2005 The Aerial Lift Bridge dominates the Canal Park skyline. 2005 In order to ensure that tall ships could still pass under the bridge, the top span had to be raised to accommodate the new deck when raised. The support columns on either side were also modified so that they could hold new counterweights to balance the weight of the lifting portion. The new design closely resembled the original concept put forth in 1892. The modern structure went into operation in 1930 on March 19. The bridge can be raised to its full height in about 3 minutes, and goes up 25 to 30 times daily during busy parts of the shipping season. The span is about 390 feet, or 120 meters. As ships pass, there is a customary horn-blowing sequence which is copied back. Long-short-long-short means to raise the bridge, and Long-short-short is a friendly salute. The canal that runs under the bridge has quite a story of its own. Construction began in 1870, but became a contentious issue with the neighboring port of Superior, Wisconsin. The city of Superior even went to federal court to halt the construction. An injunction to stop work sat waiting to be served one weekend in 1871, so an army of 50 volunteers was quickly dispatched by Duluth's administrators to the canal site so it could be completed before Monday rolled around. They succeeded in creating a 30 foot 9 m wide channel, essentially making the injunction meaningless. Interestingly, the man who owned the land where the channel went in was Wilhelm Boeing. He didn't appreciate the canal and, for a time, tried to stop ships from traveling into the port by that route. Eventually he gave up and moved to Seattle, Washington, where his son went on to found the Boeing aircraft company. Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Gallery The Aerial Bridge in 1907 The bridge in 2007 The Aerial Lift Bridge at Night. 2007 Raised, with a ship passing through the channel Edwin H. Gott under the Aerial Lift Bridge See also Transporter bridge - other similar bridges in the world. John A. Blatnik Bridge - the nearby Interstate 535 crossing in Duluth-Superior Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge - the nearby U.S. Route 2 crossing Sky Ride - the other ferry bridge built in the U.S., an exhibit at the 1933-34 World's Fair, Century of Progress, in Chicago South Halsted Street Bridge - Waddell's bridge design as built in Chicago Stillwater Bridge - another lift bridge in Minnesota connecting to Wisconsin References ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service 2007-01-23. Fulton Klinkerfues. Duluth struggled to find its lift bridge. Good Age Newspaper. Accessed December 19, 2004. Aerial Lift Bridge. A Minnesota Sampler. Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed December 19, 2004. Larry Oakes July 14, 2002. Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge a defining symbol. Star Tribune. Accessed December 19, 2004. Stillwater Bridge - Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed December 20, 2004. External links Architecture and History of the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Library of Congress, Historical American Engineering Record, Survey number HAER MN-44 Aerial Lift Bridge in the Structurae database v d e U.S. National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property National Park Service logo List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historical Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Aerial_Lift_Bridge Categories: Bridges completed in 1905 | Bridges completed in 1930 | Bridges in Minnesota | Duluth-Superior | Registered Historic Places in Minnesota | Transporter bridges | Vertical lift bridges | Duluth, Minnesota | Bridges and tunnels that are Registered Historic Places Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Deutsch Français This page was last modified on 10 June 2008, at 13:19
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