The Economic Impact of a Freeway Bypassing Luverne, Adrian and Worthington

The general introduction to this report is designed to analyze the developments in highway transportation as they relate to the profound economic changes that have taken place in Minnesota and in our nation in the last forty years. This is incorporated into the analysis of the characteristics common to Luverne, Adrian, and Worthington, the specific subjects of the report.

The communities will then be analyzed separately, with the impact of Interstate Freeway 90 serving as the primary focus of the report. The changing traffic and land use patterns in the communities, as a result of the advent of 1-90, will be utilized to examine various developments in Luverne, Adrian, and Worthington during the 1960's. Thus, in analyzing the impact of 1-90 on these communities, the major emphasis will be on past and present economic conditions as a guide for possible future developments.