MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Minnesota State Archives TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT Planning and Programming Division

An Inventory of Its Traffic Analysis Reports

OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Agency: Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Planning and Programming Division. Series Title: Traffic analysis reports. Dates: 1946-1984 (bulk 1961-1974). Abstract: Traffic analysis reports (1961-1969) and system planning and analysis reports (1970-1974) containing volume maps, analytical narrative and tables relating to traffic volume, patterns, and other characteristics. Also origin and destination studies for specific cities and areas (1946-1984), including studies of the North Shore, St. Cloud cordon line truck traffic, and statewide O-D [origin-destination]. Quantity: 6.8 cu. ft. (7 boxes). Location: See Detailed Description section for box locations.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS The records are arranged in three sections: traffic analysis reports and system planning and analysis reports, each in numerical order which is also roughly chronological; and origin and destination studies, filed alphabetically by city.

OTHER FINDING AIDS An index to the traffic analysis reports (1961-1969) may be housed at the Transportation Department.

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INDEX TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Highway planning—Minnesota. Traffic flow—Minnesota. Traffic surveys—Minnesota—Arrowhead Region. Traffic surveys—Minnesota—Saint Cloud. Transportation—Minnesota. Trip generation—Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. Dept. of Highways. Types of Documents: Transportation maps—Minnesota.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation: [Indicate the cited item and folder title here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Planning and Programming Division. Traffic Analysis Reports. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. Accession Information: Accession number(s): 984-173; 994-144 Processing Information: Processed by: Processing Staff; Richard Arpi, April 1994 Catalog ID No.: 1703615 RLIN ID No.: MNHV1159-A

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

Location Box 133.B.16.16F 1 Traffic analysis reports, 1961-1969. Reports are from the Metropolitan Area Study Unit [MSU], Traffic Analysis Unit [TAU], the Traffic Analysis Section [TAS], and the Planning Survey Unit. Files are arranged in numerical order; they follow a loose chronological order as well. File numbers that contain reports with more than one date are noted. An index to these records may be housed at the Transportation Department. 14, 28 - 29, 34 - 35, 42 - 43, 57, 60, 72 - 73, 80, 83, 87, 94 - 95, 99, 118, 133, 135, 146, 153, 163, 170, 199, 240, 255, 258, 260, 282, 289 - 290, 325, 327, 356. 1 folder. 367, 386. 1 folder. 398, 405, 407, 409, 410A, 413, 415, 419, 421, 429, 432, 449. 1 folder. 456A, 456B, 477. 1 folder. 478, 482, 484, 501, 530. 1 folder. 540, 542, 547, 603, 607. 1 folder. 610. 1 folder. 615, 617 (October 1962, August 1963), 617A, 617B (September 1964, May 1966), 617C. 1 folder. 621, 628 (July 1962, December 1963, January 1964), 628A, 628B, 628C-14. 1 folder. 629, 629A, 633, 637. 1 folder. 638, 643A-14, 644, 645-14, 652, 671. 1 folder. 760A, 795. 1 folder. 133.B.17.1B 2 2001, 2003A, 2004 - 2008, 2018. 1 folder. 2021 - 2022, 2022A-14, 2023 - 2025. 1 folder. 2026, 2027 (November 1964, April 1966), 2028 - 2029, 2030-14. 1 folder. 2031, 2031A-B, 2032 - 2033, 2033A-B, 2034. 1 folder. 2047 - 2051, 2051A, 2052. 1 folder. 2053 - 2055, 2064 - 2065, 2079, 2097, 2097A, 2098 - 2099, 2099A- B. 1 folder.

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Location Box 133.B.17.1B 2 2100. 1 folder. 2113, 2113A-B, 2114, 2131 (May 1962, June 1963), 2134 - 2135. 1 folder. 2136 - 2138, 2138A, 2140 - 2141, 2141A-D. 1 folder. 2142, 2148, 2150, 2150-14, 2151-14, 2162 (April 1962, May 1964). 1 folder. 2179A, 2193, 2196 - 2198, 2198A-B, 2199. 1 folder. 2216 - 2217, 2217A, 2219 - 2220, 2232 (May 1962, October 1962, April 1963, December 1963), 2232A. 1 folder. 2233, 2233B, 2234 - 2236, 2263, 2276 - 2277. 1 folder. 2278 - 2280, 2291A, 2302 (June, December 1962), 2303, 2303A, 2303B (September 1964, March 1965), 2303C-14, 2303D-14. 1 folder. 2304A, 2304B-14, 2305 - 2306, 2307 (May 1963, July 1963, August 1964), 2308, 2308A, 2309. 1 folder. 2310, 2310A, 2310B-14, 2310C-14, 2310D-14. 1 folder. 2311 - 2312, 2312A-14, 2313, 2313A-14. 1 folder. 2314, 2314B-14, 2315, 2316-14, 2317-14, 2318-14, 2319-14. 1 folder. 2321, 2321A, 2338, 2339 (February 1963, February 1964), 2340, 2351A, 2352 - 2353. 1 folder. 2354, 2354A, 2355 - 2356, 2371 (March 1962, April 1963), 2391, 2391A, 2396. 1 folder. 2397 (June, July, November 1962), 2397A-G, 2398, 2398A, 2399. 1 folder. 2400 (April 1964), 2400A, 2401 - 2402, 2411, 2411A-D. 1 folder. 2418, 2419A-B, 2420, 2420A, 2436, 2438, 2438A. 1 folder. 2459, 2465 (May 1962, May 1963), 2465A-B, 2466, 2466A, 2467. 1 folder. 2467A-B, 2467C-14, 2467D-14, 2468A-B, 2468C-14, 2469, 2469A. 1 folder. 2470, 2470A, 2471 (July, November 1963), 2471A (January 1965, September 1966), 2471B-D. 1 folder. 2472 (August 1963, February 1964), 2472A-H, 2472I-14. 1 folder. 133.B.17.2F 3 2473, 2473A, 2473-14, 2474, 2474A-E, 2474F-14. 1 folder. 2475 - 2476, 2476B-14, 2477 (November 1963, January 1964), 2479 - 2481, 2481B. 1 folder. 2482 - 2483, 2486 - 2491, 2491A-14, 2491B-14. 1 folder. 2492-14, 2493-14, 2494-14, 2494A-14, 2498 - 2499. 1 folder.

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Location Box 133.B.17.2F 3 2512 - 2514, 2514A, 2515, 2515A, 2529 (November 1962), 2530, 2530A. 1 folder. 2531 - 2533, 2533A-B, 2534 - 2536, 2536A. 1 folder. 2537, 2537A, 2541, 2541A, 2542, 2556 - 2557, 2559. 1 folder. 2571, 2571A-B, 2572 - 2574, 2574A-C, 2575. 1 folder. 2575A, 2576 - 2577, 2591, 2594 - 2595. 1 folder. 2606, 2606A, 2607 - 2608, 2621 - 2622, 2640 (November 1962, February 1963). 1 folder. 2640A-C, 2641A, 2642 - 2643, 2652, 2676. 1 folder. 2691 - 2692, 2692A-B, 2693, 2695 - 2696, 2696A-C. 1 folder. 2706A, 2707, 2707A, 2708, 2721, 2737 - 2739. 1 folder. 2751A, 2769, 2782 - 2786. 1 folder. 2786A, 2786B (February, September 1968), 2786C-E. 1 folder. 2805, 2805A, 2806 - 2809, 2822, 2829 - 2830. 1 folder. 2831, 2831A-B, 2832, 2856, 2858, 2858A, 2872 (March 1963, May 1964). 1 folder. 2872A-E, 2873A, 2874 - 2876, 2878. 1 folder. 2892 -2893. 1 folder. 2911 (June, July 1962), 2911A, 2921, 2921A, 2922 - 2923. 1 folder. 2930A-C, 2931, 2931A, 2932, 2939 (April 1962, February, March 1963). 1 folder. 2939A-F, 2941, 2941A, 2942, 2942A, 2943. 1 folder. 2944, 2945A-B, 2957 - 2958, 2974, 2986 - 2989, 2989A. 1 folder. 2990, 3003, 3003A, 3004 - 3005, 3018 (February, May 1963), 3019 (March 1967, February 1968). 1 folder. 3020 - 3021, 3021A, 3022, 3031 - 3032, 3033 (May, July 1963), 3033A-B. 1 folder. 3034, 3055, 3056 (March 1962, December 1963), 3056A, 3056B (September 1966, January 1967), 3056C-14, 3057 - 3058. 1 folder. 3059 (March 1963, September 965), 3059A, 3059B-14, 3059C-14, 3059D-14, 3059E-14, 3060. 1 folder. 133.B.17.3B 4 3061, 3061A, 3063, 3063A, 3065, 3065A-14, 3066, 3066A-14, 3069. 1 folder. 3070 - 3071, 3073, 3073A, 3074, 3074A-B, 3074C-14, 3075 - 3077. 1 folder. 3078 - 3081, 3081A-14, 3081B-14, 3082-14. 1 folder. 3083-14, 3083A-14, 3084-14, 3085-14, 3091 - 3092, 3101 - 3102. 1 folder.

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Location Box 133.B.17.3B 4 3102A-B, 3103 - 3106, 3111 - 3112, 3121 (March 1963, May 1964), 3121A. 1 folder. 3125, 3141, 3144 - 3147, 3156, 3158 - 3159. 1 folder. 3159A, 3160 - 3162, 3162A, 3176 (May, July 1962), 3176A. 1 folder. 3184A-C, 3187 - 3188, 3188A-5, 3188B-5, 3188C-5, 3189 (September, November 1962). 1 folder. 3189A-5, 3189C-5, 3190 (November, December 1962, March, September 1963), 3190A-B. 1 folder. 3191 (May 1964, November 1965), 3191A-B, 3192 - 3194, 3194A, 3195 3195A, 3196, 3196A-F. 1 folder. 3197, 3197A-D, 3197E-5, 3198, 3198A, 3199. 1 folder. 3200. 1 folder. 3200A, 3203 (July, August 1962), 3204A, 3205, 3221A, 3223. 1 folder. 3223A-C, 3230, 3230A, 3231, 3232A, 3233. 1 folder. 3251 - 3253, 3253A, 3254, 3254A, 3255, 3255A, 3270 (January, April 1964), 3270A-I. 1 folder. 3281 - 3283, 3309A, 3310, 3311A, 3312, 3312A. 1 folder. 3331 - 3332, 3332A, 3333 - 3334, 3334A, 3335, 3348 - 3349. 1 folder. 3363 - 3364, 3364A-B, 3365 (July 1964, December 1966), 3365A, 3376, 3393, 3393A, 3394. 1 folder. 3395 - 3396, 3411 - 3413, 3413A, 3427, 3427A, 3428. 1 folder. 3429, 3451A-D, 3453, 3453A-14, 3455 - 3459, 3459-14, 3459A-14, 3460-14, 3460A-14, 3460B-14. 1 folder. 3488, 3488A-E, 3489, 3489A-B. 1 folder. 3490, 3490A, 3501, 3518 (March 1963, May 1964), 3518A, 3521A- C. 1 folder. 3522 (May 1964, June 1968), 3522A, 3523, 3524A-C, 3525, 3525A, 3526. 1 folder. 133.B.17.4F 5 3557A, 3557B, 3560, 3561, 3561A, 3562, 3562A-D. 1 folder. 3576, 3576A, 3577, 3579, 3580, 3581, 3582, 3583, 3584-14. 1 folder.

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Location Box 133.B.17.4F 5 System planning and analysis reports [SPAR], 1970-1974. Created by the Office of System Planning; contain basically the same data as the traffic analysis reports. S-1, S-1A, S-1B, S-2, S-2A, S-3, R-3. 1 folder. S-4 - S-8, S-8A, S-9. 1 folder. S-10 - S-11, S-11A, S-12 - S-13, S-15 - S-19. 1 folder. S-20, S-21A-B, S-22 - S-23, S-23A, S-24. 1 folder. S-25, S-25A, S-26, S-26A, S-27 - S-29, S-29A-C. 1 folder. S-30 - S-32, R-32, S-33 - S-34, U-35, S-35 - S-36. 1 folder. S-37 - S-38, U-38 - U-39, S-39 - S-41, U-41, S-42, U-42. 1 folder. S-43 - S-44, U-45, S-45 - S-46, U-47, S-48 - S-49. 1 folder. S-50 - S-51, S-51A, S-52 - S-55, S-55A, S-56, S-56A, S-57 - S62. 1 folder. S-63, S-63A-B, S-64 - S-67, S-67A-B. 1 folder. S-68, S-68C, S-69 - S-75. 1 folder. S-75, S-75A, S-76 - S-81, S-81A. 1 folder. S-82 - S-84, S-84A, S-85, S-85A, S-86, S-86A. 1 folder. S-87, S-87A-B, S-88 - S-92. 1 folder. S-93, S-95 - S100. 1 folder. S-101 - S-105, S-105A, S-106 - S-107, S-107A. 1 folder. S-108 - S-115, S-115A. 1 folder. S-116 - S-122, S-122A-B, S-123 - S-125. 1 folder. S126 - S-130, S-132 - S-134. 1 folder. S-135, S-135A-C, S-136, S-136A, S-137 - S-139. 1 folder. 133.B.17.5B 6 S-140 - S-141, S-141A, S-142 - S-143, S-143A, S-144, S-144A-B. 1 folder. S-145 - S-146, S-146A-E, S-147, S-147A. 1 folder. S-148 - S-151, S-151A-B, S-152, S-152A. 1 folder. S-153 - S-154, S-154A, S-155 - S-159. 1 folder. S-160 - S-163, S-163A-C. 1 folder. S-164 - S-169. 1 folder. S-170 - S-178. 1 folder. S-179, S-179A, S-180 - S-186. 1 folder. Origin and destination studies, 1946-1984. Arranged alphabetically by city or area; there is one folder per entry unless otherwise noted. Eight folders at the end of the series document studies of the North Shore, the St. Cloud cordon line truck traffic, and statewide O-D [origin-destination]. Albert Lea, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1966 (TAS574). Alexandria, 1948, 1964. Austin, 1948.

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Location Box 133.B.17.5B 6 Bemidji, 1966 (TAS544). Benson, 1966 (TAU466). Brainerd, 1949, 1966 (TAU472), 1969 (TAS2281). Cambridge, 1966 (TAS575). Cloquet, 1966 (TAS576). Crookston, 1946, 1966 (TAS577). Detroit Lakes, 1948, 1966 (TAS578), 1977. Duluth-Superior, 1949, 1962, 1966 (TAU460), 1968 (TAS507A). 2 folders. Ely, 1966 (TAS497). Fairmont, 1966 (TAS579). Fargo-Moorhead, 1949, 1966. Faribault, 1946, 1966 (TAS580). Fergus Falls, 1947, 1966 (TAS581). Granite Falls, 1967 (TAS560). Grand Forks-East Grand Forks, 1950, 1965. Grand Rapids, 1959, 1966, 1977. Hector, 1966 (TAS582). Hibbing-Chisholm, 1966 (TAS496). Hutchinson, 1966 (TAS583). International Falls, 1966 (TAS584). La Crescent, 1966 (TAS585). Lake City, 1964. Little Falls, 1958, 1966 (TAU474), 1973, 1977. Mankato, 1947, 1966 (TAS485), 1969. Marshall, 1964, 1977. Mille Lacs Lake, 1966 (TAS586). Montevideo, 1950, 1966 (TAS587). Morris, 1966 (TAS539). New Ulm, 1949, 1966 (TAS588). North Branch, 1966 (TAS589). 133.B.17.6F 7 Owatonna, 1948, 1965. Pipestone, 1966 (TAS590) Preston, 1966 (TAS591). Red Wing, 1948, 1967 (TAS612). Redwood Falls, 1966 (TAS592). Rochester, 1948, 1965-1967 (TAU407). Roseau, 1966 (TAS593) St. Cloud, 1946, 1948, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1976, 1982. 2 folders. St. James, 1966 (TAS493).

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Location Box 133.B.17.6F 7 St. Peter, 1960, 1978. Taylors Falls, 1967 (TAS613). Thief River Falls, 1966 (TAS594), 1974, 1966-1974 OD Comparison. Twin City External Cordon, 1966 (TAS632). Virginia-Eveleth, 1957, 1962, 1966 (TAS488). Wabasha, 1967 (TAS570). Wadena, 1966 (TAS506). Waseca, 1966 (TAS596). Wayzata, 1966 (TAU473). Willmar, 1966 (TAS541), 1981. Winona, 1951, 1965. Worthington, 1959, 1966 (TAS595). North Shore Study – Coastal Zone, 1970-1976. 2 folders. St. Cloud Cordon Line [Highway 15] Truck Traffic Study, 1977-1984. 2 folders. Statewide O-D Study, 1966-1975. 4 folders.

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