Appendix K – Great River Road National Scenic Byway Photo Simulations Appendix N
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Hampton • Rochester • La Crosse 345 kV Transmission Project MN Great River Road
Xcel Energy • Dairyland Power Cooperative • Rochester Public Utilities • WPPI Energy • Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Photosimulation Location Map
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! Legend Alma 95 Road Crossing Waumandee ! 93 Project Features !Blair Existing Substation
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Segment 1 ! ! Road Crossing Proposed Alternative Routes 88 Q1-Highway 35 Route 189 77 winter and summer Arcadia 95 190 Road Crossing ! Landcape Conditions WABASHA )"2 BUFFALO Agricultural
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Segment 3 ! 95 166 Scenic Byways 61 (Census/Digitized EDAW) ! Scenic Byway Minneiska 79 winter and summer TREMPEALEAU )"4 Road Crossing Land Cover
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