Once over lightly
Facts regarding the John A. Blatnik bridge, which spans the Duluth-Superior ship channel, as recently reported from the Duluth News Tribune’s “Did-You-Know” files:

The Blatnik bridge is the second-longest in Minnesota at 7,980 feet, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The highest point on the crown of the bridge is 85 feet above the road.

The clearance is 120 feet above the 600-foot-wide ship channel.

The bridge is lit by 214 70-watt decorative lamps, which were installed in 1996 and replaced in the spring of this year. Also, there are 16 floodlights on the bridge, at 1,000 watts apiece. (See back cover.).

Magazine of the Duluth
Seaway Port Authority
Spring 2003
Volume 35, Number 1
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Duluth, MN USA 55802
Phone: (218) 727-8525 / (800) 232-0703 / Fax: (218) 727-6888
E-mail: admin@duluthport.com
www.duluthport.com

Commissioners
Bill Kron, Duluth, president
Steve Raukar, Hibbing, vice president
Janet E. Nelson, Duluth, secretary
Helena E. Jackson, Duluth, treasurer
Thomas Cashman, Mankato, assistant
treasurer
Thomas A. Clure, Duluth
One position vacant

Administration
Executive director: Adolph N. Ojard
Port promotion manager: Lisa Marciniak
Executive assistant: Becky McMillan
Receptionist/secretary: Shellie Golden

Property Development
Business development director:
Andy McDonough
Facilities manager: Jim Sharrow
Foreign trade zone manager: Ray Skelton

Legal Counsel
Robert C. Maki, Maki & Overom, Duluth

Finance
Chief financial officer: John A. Kubow
Accountant: Mary Ansell
Accounting technician: Adrienne M.
Sobczak

Maritime Commerce
Trade development director: Ronald L.
Johnson
Environmental and government
affairs director: Ray Skelton
Secretary: Anne Mann

Public Marine Terminal
Operator: Lake Superior Warehousing
Co., Inc.
1200 Port Terminal Drive
P.O. Box 16390
Duluth, MN USA 55816-0390
Phone: (218) 727-6646
FAX: (218) 727-6649
E-mail LSW2000@aol.com
Website: www.lswci.com
President: Gary Nicholson
Warehouse coordinator: Denise M.
McDougall
Foreman: Tim Rogers
Assistant Foreman: Zoran Pedisic
Office assistant: Ruth A. Roberts
Office Clerk: Brian Granholm

On the front: Adolph N. Ojard surveys the Twin Ports as he takes the helm as port director. (See stories on pages 2and 4.)

On the back: New decorative lights brighten the Blatnik Bridge, which separates the St. Louis and Superior bays. Mesaba Electric installed the bridge’s 214 cost-efficient, low-temperature magnetic induction lights on the main bridgework in early April.

This quarterly magazine is prepared by Fortner WordWorks of Duluth and printed by Service Printers of Duluth.