Mn/DOT has created these pages to respond to data practices requests for in-depth information about Bridge 9340. The links below provide large volumes of Mn/DOT records such as older paper files, project files, meetings minutes, etc. This information is in addition to the more general information available through the links to your right.

Types of data currently available

1. EDMS: Electronic Document Management System
2. Photographic images of Bridge 9340
3. E-files
4. Mn/DOT e-mails
5. Physical artifacts
6. Computer Aided Design Drawing (CADD)
   

Types of data available only in the Mn/DOT Library.

Note these data can be downloaded from the library work stations. These are extremely large files. You will need to bring your own external hard drive. Mn/DOT recommends a 750 GB external hard drive.

1. Wiss Janney Elstner investigative data
2. GIS 3D model
3. High resolution photos and LIDAR data
4. Computer Aided Design Drawing (CADD) files

Additional data that will be available soon

• Print material not available electronically
• List of documents that are not public under the Minnesota Data Practices Act
• Post collapse Mn/DOT e-mail

1: EDMS Electronic Document Management Systems

Mn/DOT has scanned, profiled and classified all paper files about Bridge 9340, including archived records. The system is not able to eliminate duplicates; therefore, there may be many duplicates of individual documents.

This system contains the majority of documents about Bridge 9340, classified into the following topics:

• Administrative, general office/district/departmental
• Construction
• Contracts and Agreements
• Design, Road and Bridge Plans, Specifications & Estimates
• Environmental
• Finance (Budget, Accounting, Procurement)
• Human Resources and Training
• Hydraulics
• Information Technology
• Legal and Legislative (Litigation, Rulemaking, Legislative Proposals)
• Maintenance
• Materials
• Permits and Licenses
• Planning
• Research and Development (Mn Road, Maintenance Research, Research Services)
• Right of Way
• Standard and Manuals
• Surveying and Mapping
• Traffic Engineering

Instructions for accessing EDMS

Click here to access the EDMS search page. Documents will be posted to the site in batches as they are reviewed for data practices status. Searching is by broad subject category and by date posted to the web site.

Access to Bridge 9340 documents is provided on two dedicated workstations at the Mn/DOT Library. Additionally, the library work stations provide for keyword searching capabilities for the Bridge 9340 documents. Click here for Library Details

2: Photographic images of Bridge 9340

Mn/DOT took aerial and ground digital images of the collapsed bridge beginning on August 1, 2007. Some photos are being used to document the recovery efforts and for the investigation, and they may be restricted by the National Transportation Safety Board, which controls access to the site and the investigation.

Certain very large files of high resolution are not possible to provide here, and may be restricted by NTSB regulations. Please contact Mn/DOT’s Data Practices Compliance Officer, Barbara Forsland for further information about accessing very large files.

Instructions for accessing photographic files:

Images can be downloaded directly from the I-35WBridge photos Web site . All images are reduced in size to 5 MB or less. To download to your local computer, right click on the image and save to your desired location.

3: E-files

E-files related to the design, construction, maintenance or inspection of Bridge 9340 have been collected and reviewed to ensure that they do not contain information which is not public under the guidelines of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act .

Instructions for accessing e-files:

Click here to access the e-files. Documents are posted to the site in batches as they are reviewed for data practices status. E-files are grouped by office and name. Clicking on a link will open a zipped file and you may download the entire folder, or download the specific documents you need.

E-files are also provided on two dedicated workstations at the Mn/DOT Library. The library work stations provide additional searching features. Click here for Library Details

4: Mn/DOT e-mails

Instructions for accessing Mn/DOT e-mails:

Click here to access the Mn/DOT e-mail messages page. Documents will be posted to the site in batches as they are reviewed for data practices status. Messages are sorted by the date they were originally sent.

Mn/DOT e-mail is also provided on two dedicated workstations at the Mn/DOT Library. The library work stations provide additional searching features. Click here for Library Details

5: Physical Artifacts

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has preserved the structural members of Bridge 9340.  Some Bridge 9340 structural members are maintained under National Transportation Safety Board authority and are currently closed to outside review.

Click here to view protocol to view physical artifacts

6: Computer Aided Design Drawings

To view CADD files go to the projectwise Web site . In the left column, open the MNDOTPW folder. This will bring you to the Datasource log in screen. User name is Bridge9340. Password is 9340.