The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-07-03
SEVERAL HIGHWAY
PROJECTS NAMED
Letting July % Brings 1880
State Paving Program to
2SO Mile Total
DISTANCE ELIMINATED
International and Interstate
Bridges on List of Jobs Ad-
vertised for Bidding
DISTANCE ELIMINATED

Bids on Ill miles OF new paving
and 1919 miles of trunk highway
grading will be opened at the Of
fees of the Minnesota Highway de-
partment July %, Commissioner G..
M. Babcock, announces. This will
bring the total paving let for con-
struction this year to 280 miles and
the grading to 359 miles. Bids will
also be opened the same date on
nine new bridges, widening five
bridges and several crawling and
shouldering jobs.
One interstate and one interna-
tional bridge are included in the
list. The largest bridge on the
list is the interstate bridge at Still
water. The Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin Highway departments will act
jointly in opening bids and award
ing the contract for this structure.
The proposed bridge will have sew
en- 40 foot steel truss spans, with
concrete piers and abutments, and
two 20 foot approach spans. One
of the 40 foot spans will be YER
teal lift span. The plans calls for
a "a foot roadway and one side
walk. Completion Sept. Is, 1881, is
specified.
The international bridge is to
replace the present wooden struc-
ture at Pigeon river. The plans
provide 40 foot steel truss span.
Award of contract will be subject
to approval by the Canadian auth
critics, the province of Ontario
paying part of the cost.
An increase in gas tax revenue
over the estimated receipts has
made possible the paving of T. H.
No. from Rochester to Eyotta,
originally intended for paving in
1881. With work already under
way, this makes GA miles of paw
ing to be done on No. 7 this year.
The other paving work advertised
is an 0.8 mile job to complete gap
in No. II at Eveleth.
If the grading projects distance
reductions totaling 8.3 miles are
effected, six grade crossings ! and
numerous sharp turns are eliminat-
ed. The greatest mileage reduction
is on No. 5, where a new straight
north and south road from War
man to McGrath will cut the dis
lance from 1873 to 1879 miles and
eliminate six square turns.
On the south end of No. 5, grad
ing is proposed from Vernon Cent
er to Amboy.. Paving on No. 5 is
in progress from st. Peter to the
junction with No. 16 southwest of
Mankato, and grading from this
point to Vernon Center The pro-
posed grading from Vernon Center
to Amboy is partly on the old route
and partly new. Four sharp turns
are eliminated and the distance cut
o.3 miles. The grading is in pre-
paration for further extension of
the paving.
Gravel Surfacing
T. H. No. 69-Watkins 60 east
county line, length sc miles, 1900
cubic yards gravel. Annandale to
west county line, length IA miles,
$500 cubic yards gravel.
ShOuldering
T. H. No. 1-Albert Lea to south
line, length 11.8 miles, $4,000 cubic
material. -4h8 "a
T. H. No. 8 Alexandria to Osa-
kis, length ITO miles, 23,30O cubic
yards material.
T. H. No. 4-Jackson to Junction
No. 9 north, length, 20 miles, A.
200 cubic yards material.
T. H. No. 5-Mankato to st. Pet
err length 9.5 miles, 35,400 cubic
yards material.
T. H. No. 7-From Waseca east,
length SIS miles, $4,000 cubic yards
material.
From Owatonna west, length ga
miles, $4,000 cubic yards material.
T. H. No. 8-From Crookston