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This Day in Minnesota History

January 31, 1957

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ISBN: 0873514165
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University of Minnesota president James L. Morrill announces that the university will expand westward across the Washington Avenue Bridge into a "blighted area" of Minneapolis. A key part of the plan is a new two-deck bridge.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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