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Identifying and Preserving Historic Bridges Appendix B—State Departments of Transportation Alabama Department of Transportation Florida Department of Transportation 1409 Coliseum Boulevard 605 Suwannee Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450 (334) 242-6311 (850) 488-8541 (334) 262-8041 (fax) (850) 277-3403 (fax) Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Georgia Department of Transportation 3132 Channel Drive 2 Capital Square Juneau, AK 99801-7898 Atlanta, GA 30334 (907) 465-3900 (404) 656-5206 (907) 586-8365 (fax) (404) 657-8389 (fax) Internet address: [email protected] Arizona Department of Transportation 206 S. 17th Avenue Hawaii Department of Transportation Phoenix, AZ 85007 869 Punchbowl Street (602) 255-7011 Honolulu, HI 96813-5097 (602) 256-7659 (fax) (808) 587-2150 (808) 587-2167 (fax) Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department State Highway Department Building Idaho Transportation Department P.O. Box 2261, 10324 Interstate 30 3311 W. State Street Little Rock, AR 72203 P.O. Box 7129 (501) 569-2000 Boise, ID 83707 (501) 569-2400 (fax) (208) 334-8000 (208) 334-3858 (fax) California Department of Transportation 1120 N Street Illinois Department of Transportation P.O. Box 942673 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 Springfield, IL 62764 (916) 654-5266 (217) 782-5597 (217) 782-6828 (fax) Colorado Department of Transportation 4201 East Arkansas Avenue Indiana Department of Transportation Denver, CO 80222 Indiana Government Center North (303) 757-9201 100 North Senate Avenue (303) 757-9149 (fax) Indianapolis, IN 46204-2249 (317) 232-5533 Connecticut Department of Transportation (317) 232-0238 (fax) P.O. Box 317546 / 2800 Berlin Turnpike Newington, CT 06131-7546 Iowa Department of Transportation (860) 594-3000 800 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50010 Delaware Department of Transportation (515) 239-1101 Bay Road, Route 113, P.O. Box 778 (515) 239-1639 (fax) Dover, DE 19903 (302) 739-5811 Kansas Department of Transportation (302) 739-4329 (Dover Office) Docking State Office Building 915 Harrison Topeka, KS 66612-1568 (785) 296-3566 (785) 296-1095 (fax) 67 Appendix B—State Departments of Transportation Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Mississippi Department of Transportation State Office Building, 501 High Street Administrative Office Building Frankfort, KY 40622 P.O. Box 1850 (502) 564-4890 401 North West Street (502) 564-4809 (fax) Jackson, MS 39215-1850 (601) 359-7001 Louisiana Department of Transportation (601) 359-7050 (fax) P.O. Box 94245 / 1201 Capital Access Road Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 Missouri Department of Transportation (504) 379-1200/1201 105 West Capital Avenue (504) 379-1851 (fax) P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Maine Department of Transportation (573) 751-2551 Transportation Building (573) 751-6555 (fax) State House Station 16 Augusta, ME 04333-0016 Montana Department of Transportation (207) 287-2551 2701 Prospect Avenue (207) 287-2896 (fax) Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-6201 Maryland Department of Transportation (406) 444-7643 (fax) P.O. Box 8755 / 10 Elm Road Baltimore/Washington International Airport Nebraska Department of Roads Baltimore, MD 21240-0755 1500 Nebraska Highway 2 (410) 865-1000 P.O. Box 94759 (410) 865-1334 (fax) Lincoln, NE 68509-4759 (402) 471-4567 Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation and (402) 479-4325 (fax) Construction Internet address: 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3170 [email protected] Boston, MA 02116-3973 (617) 973-7000 Nevada Department of Transportation (617) 523-6454 (fax) 1263 S. Stewart Street Carson City, NV 89712 Michigan Department of Transportation (702) 888-7440 State Transportation Building (702) 888-7201 (fax) 425 West Ottawa Street P.O. Box 30050 New Hampshire Department of Transportation Lansing, MI 48913 John O. Morton Building (517) 373-2114 P.O. Box 483 / Hazen Drive (517) 373-0167 (fax) Concord, NH 03301-0483 (603) 271-3734 Minnesota Department of Transportation (603) 271-3914 (fax) Transportation Building 395 John Ireland Boulevard New Jersey Department of Transportation St. Paul, MN 55155 1035 Parkway Avenue (612) 296-3000 CN 600 (612) 297-3160 (fax) Trenton, NJ 08625 Internet address: www.dot.state.mn.us (609) 530-2001 (609) 530-3894 (fax) 68 Appendix B—State Departments of Transportation New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Department 555 Walnut Street State Highway Department Building Forum Place P.O. Box 1149 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Santa Fe, NM 87504 (717) 787-5574 (505) 827-5100 (717) 787-5491 (fax) (505) 827-5644 (fax) Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public New York Department of Transportation Works Building 5, State Office Campus Office of the Secretary 1220 Washington Avenue P.O. Box 41629, Minillas Station Albany, NY 12232 San Juan, PR 00940-1269 (518) 457-6195 (787) 722-2929 (518) 457-6284 (fax) (787) 728-8963 (fax) North Carolina Department of Transportation Rhode Island Department of Transportation P.O. Box 25201 / 1 South Wilmington Street State Office Building Raleigh, NC 27611 2 Capital Hill (919) 733-2520 Providence, RI 02903 (919) 733-9150 (fax) (401) 222-2481 Internet address: www.dot.state.nc.us (401) 222-6038 (fax) North Dakota Department of Transportation South Carolina Department of Transportation 600 East Boulevard Avenue Silas N. Pearman Building Bismarck, ND 58505-0700 955 Park Street (701) 328-2500 P.O. Box 191 (701) 328-4545 (fax) Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 737-1130 Ohio Department of Transportation (803) 737-2038 (fax) 25 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215 South Dakota Department of Transportation (614) 466-7170 700 East Broadway Avenue (614) 752-6416 (fax) Pierre, SD 57501-2586 Internet address: www.dot.state.oh.us (605) 773-3265 (605) 773-3921 (fax) Oklahoma Department of Transportation 200 N.E. 21st Street Tennessee Department of Transportation Oklahoma City, OK 73105 James K. Polk Building (405) 521-2631 Fifth and Deaderick (405) 521-2453 (fax) Nashville, TN 37243-0349 (615) 741-2848 Oregon Department of Transportation (615) 741-2508 (fax) Transportation Building Internet address: www.state.tn.us/transport/ 355 Capital Street Salem, OR 97310 Texas Department of Transportation (503) 986-3200 125 East 11th Street (503) 986-3432 (fax) Austin, TX 78701-2483 (512) 305-9500 (512) 475-3072 (fax) 69 Appendix B—Addresses for State Departments of Transportation Utah Department of Transportation West Virginia Department of Transportation 4501 South 2700 West 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Salt Lake City, UT 84119 Charleston, WV 25305-0440 (801) 965-4000 (304) 558-0444 (801) 965-4338 (fax) (304) 558-1004 (fax) Vermont Agency of Transportation Wisconsin Department of Transportation State Administration Building State Transportation Building 133 State Street 4802 Sheboygan Avenue Montpelier, VT 05633-5001 P.O. Box 7910 (802) 828-2657 Madison, WI 53707-7910 (802) 828-2024 (fax) (608) 266-1114 (608) 266-9912 (fax) Virginia Department of Transportation 1401 East Broad Street Wyoming Department of Transportation Richmond, VA 23219 5200 Bishop Boulevard (804) 786-2801 P.O. Box 1708 (804) 786-2940 / 786-6250 (fax) Cheyenne, WY 82003-1708 (307) 777-4375 Washington Department of Transportation (307) 777-4163 (fax) Transportation Building 310 Maple Park P.O. Box 47300 Olympia, WA 98504-7300 (360) 705-7000 (360) 705-6808 (fax) 70 Appendix C—State Historic Preservation Offices Alabama State Historic Preservation Office Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs 468 South Perry Street Hall of Records Montgomery, AL 36130-0900 P.O. Box 1401 (334) 242-3184 Dover, DE 19901 (334) 240-3477 (fax) (302) 739-5313 (302) 739-6711 (fax) Alaska Department of Natural Resources History and Archeology Florida State Historic Preservation Office Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division of Historical Resources 3601 C Street, Suite 1278 Department of State Anchorage, AK 99503-5921 R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street (907) 269-8721 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 (907) 269-8908 (fax) (904) 488-1480 (904) 488-3353 (fax) Arizona Office of Historic Preservation Arizona State Parks Georgia Historic Preservation Division 1300 West Washington Department of Natural Resources Phoenix, AZ 85007 500 The Healey Building (602) 542-4009 57 Forsyth Street, NW (602) 542-4180 (fax) Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 656-2840 Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (404) 651-8739 (fax) 1500 Tower Building 323 Center Street Hawaii State Historic Preservation Office Little Rock, AR 72201 Department of Land and Natural Resources (501) 324-9880 33 South King Street, 6th Floor (501) 324-9184 (fax) Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 548-6550 California Office of Historic Preservation (808) 587-0018 (fax) Department of Parks and Recreation P.O. Box 942896 Idaho State Historic Preservation Office Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 1109 Main Street, Suite 250 (916) 653-6624 Boise, ID 83702-5642 (916) 653-9824 (fax) (208) 334-3890 (208) 334-2775 (fax) Colorado State Historic Preservation Office Colorado History Museum Illinois Historic Preservation Agency 1300 Broadway Preservation Services Division Denver, CO 80203-2137 Old State Capital (303) 866-3355 Springfield, IL 62701 (303) 894-2534 (fax) (217) 785-9045 (217) 524-7525 (fax) Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office 59 South Prospect Street Indiana State Historic Preservation Office Hartford, CT 06106 Department of Natural Resources (203) 566-3005 402 West Washington Street, Room W256 (203) 566-5078 (fax) Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-4020 (317) 232-8036 (fax) 71 Appendix C—State Historic Preservation Offices Iowa State Historic Preservation Office Michigan State Historic Preservation Office State Historical Society of Iowa Bureau of Michigan History 600 East Locust Street 717 W. Allegan Des Moines, IA 50319-0290 Lansing, MI 48918 (515) 281-8837 (517) 373-0511 (515) 282-0502 (517) 335-0348 (fax) Kansas State Historical Society Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office Cultural Resources Division 345 Kellogg Boulevard West 6425 Southwest 6th Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102 Topeka, KS 66615-1099 (612) 296-2747 (913) 272-8681, ext. 227 (612) 296-1004 (fax) (913) 272-8682 (fax) Mississippi Department of History and Archives Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office P.O.
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