Trunk Highway 74 Corridor
History and significance
From 1936-1942 the Works Progress Administration (WPA), in concert with the Minnesota Highway Department (MHD), built new drainage structures and constructed Trunk Highway 74 between the towns of St. Charles and Elba and through Whitewater State Park in Winona County. The 9-mile extent of Trunk Highway 74 between St. Charles and Elba is eligible for the National Register and is significant in the areas of entertainment/recreation and politics/government. A series of 15 bridges and culverts built along the eligible portion of Trunk Highway 74 are contributing to the significance of the highway corridor. They are largely constructed in the Rustic Style, which utilizes local materials and stonework to highlight the landscape and minimize manmade features.
Location
Elba to St. Charles, Winona County
Owner
MnDOT
Resources
- Culvert WN-ELT-057 inventory form (PDF)
- Bridge 5836 inventory form (PDF)
- Bridge 8595
- Bridge 8594
- Bridge 8593
- Bridge 8592
- Culvert WN-ELT-043 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-ELT-058 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-ELT-056 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-ELT-048 inventory form (PDF)
- Bridge 8543 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-SCT-015 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-SCT-009 inventory form (PDF)
- Culvert WN-SCC-049 inventory form (PDF)
- Bridge 5932 inventory form (PDF)