Freight

This report from 1946 surveys the traffic in the Minneapolis Central Business District. It was a precursor to the construction of the interstate highway system.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this barge terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's river terminals. Information on harbor services and ship repair facilities has also been included. The directory includes information on the 49 terminals on Minnesota's three navigable rivers, the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix. Terminals are arranged, in the directory, by location on each river, beginning with those at the lowest river mile proceeding to the highest river mile. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes location, commodities handled, handling equipment, rail-truck access, contact person and where available the total storage capacity of the facility. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators, fleet owners, port authorities, and municipal officials.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this barge terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's river terminals. Information on harbor services and ship repair facilities has also been included. The directory includes information on the 49 terminals on Minnesota's three navigable rivers, the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix. Terminals are arranged, in the directory, by location on each river, beginning with those at the lowest river mile proceeding to the highest river mile. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes location, commodities handled, handling equipment, rail-truck access, contact person and where available the total storage capacity of the facility. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators, fleet owners, port authorities, and municipal officials.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this barge terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's river terminals. Information on harbor services and ship repair facilities has also been included. The directory includes information on the 48 terminals on Minnesota's three navigable rivers, the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix. Terminals are arranged, in the directory, by location on each river, beginning with those at the lowest river mile proceeding to the highest river mile. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes location, commodities handled, handling equipment, rail-truck access, contact person and where available the total storage capacity of the facility. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators, fleet owners, port authorities, and municipal officials.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this barge terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's river terminals. Information on harbor services and ship repair facilities has also been included. The directory includes information on the 60 terminals on Minnesota's three navigable rivers, the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix. Terminals are arranged, in the directory, by location on each river, beginning with those at the lowest river mile proceeding to the highest river mile. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes location, commodities handled, handing equipment, rail-truck access, contact person and where available the total storage capacity of the facility. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators, fleet owners, port authorities, and municipal officials

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's Lake Superior terminals. This directory includes information on the 43 terminals in Duluth-Superior, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. Information on Superior, Wisconsin terminals is included because Duluth and Superior share one harbor. Terminals are arranged in the directory by location in each harbor, beginning with those in Duluth proceeding to Superior and then moving north along Minnesota's North Shore to Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes cargo handled, pier length, depth along dock, storage, equipment, rail-truck access, and the name of a contact person. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators and the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth. The photographs of the terminals in Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor were obtained from the Canal Park Marine Museum in Duluth.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's Lake Superior terminals. This directory includes information on the 43 terminals in Duluth-Superior, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. Information on Superior, Wisconsin terminals is included because Duluth and Superior share one harbor. Terminals are arranged in the directory by location in each harbor, beginning with those in Duluth proceeding to Superior and then moving north along Minnesota's North Shore to Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes cargo handled, pier length, depth along dock, storage, equipment, rail-truck access, and the name of a contact person. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators and the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth. The photographs of the terminals in Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor were obtained from the Canal Park Marine Museum in Duluth.

The Ports and Waterways Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation has prepared this terminal directory to provide information about Minnesota's Lake Superior terminals. This directory includes information on the 43 terminals in Duluth-Superior, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. Information on Superior, Wisconsin terminals is included because Duluth and Superior share one harbor. Terminals are arranged in the directory by location in each harbor, beginning with those in Duluth proceeding to Superior and then moving north along Minnesota's North Shore to Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor. The index presents an alphabetic listing of the terminals. Information for each terminal includes cargo handled, pier length, depth along dock, storage, equipment, rail-truck access, and the name of a contact person. Information included in this directory was obtained from terminal operators and the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth. The photographs of the terminals in Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Taconite Harbor were obtained from the Canal Park Marine Museum in Duluth.

The State of Minnesota Departments of Transportation, Agriculture, and Economic Development, the State Planning Agency, and the Water Planning Board have serious reservations about the effectiveness of the Federal Section 205 Study and its sensitivity to specific Minnesota concerns. Their concern is based on the scope of the Federal study which treats the Upper Mississippi River as a single study segment without regard to the economic impacts of the taxes on the individual river states and the reliant hinterlands. These agencies have formed a task force to study the economic impacts of the different types of users' fees on the State, with the Planning Division of the Minnesota DOT, as the lead agency in the development of this report.

In 2005, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) completed the Minnesota Statewide Freight Plan (Freight Plan) calling attention to needs in Minnesota to support current and future freight movements. The Freight Policy quoted below recognizes the importance of intermodal connections for efficient access to global markets: The Freight Plan also presents a policy framework providing directions, strategies and performance measures for improving freight mobility and safety in Minnesota. The Twin Cities Metro Area Freight Connector Study (TCMA Freight Connector Study) was undertaken to provide additional detailed analysis required to support the implementation of several strategies found in the Freight Plan: • "1.4: Support efforts to develop a statewide interconnected 10-ton roadway system to serve major freight facilities. " • 1.5: Pursue National Highway System Intermodal Connector designation for significant connectors." • "3.1: Address performance (speed and safety) needs on roads with significant truck volumes, particularly in the Twin Cities." • "4.1: Develop and monitor key freight system performance measures and indicators; set targets, as appropriate. "