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	CENTURY COLLEGE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA This new pedestrian bridge and walkway creates a unified campus and provides a landmark for a college that previously lacked a clear identity. The bridge consists of a 150 feet span over a highway and total of 1,500 feet of elevated pedestrian walkways connecting the East and West Campus of the college. The bridge is made of arched steel box beams and cast-in-place concrete with "light boxes" on either side, thus creating a gateway for people arriving at the campus.
	NORTHSTAR CENTER SKYWAY MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Bentz / Thompson / Rietow Inc. acted as Owner’s Representative for Trizek Properties, Inc. on this skyway project. Our responsibilities included design of the skyway connection, technical and design review of the skyway as well as project coordination and construction administration. The project was completed in 1988.
	DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS SKYWAY Two of the city’s first skyways were constructed across Marquette Avenue and Sixth Street connecting the historic Rand Tower to the Minneapolis skyway system. These bridges won an American Institute of Architects Honor Award in 1969. This work was done by Milo Thompson, FAIA, while with Cerny Associates.
	SKYWAY AT MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE This skyway was extended between the Physical Education Building and the Minneapolis Technical College in 1978. Like many skyways, this successful project entailed connecting two buildings with differing floor elevations. The resolution of these differences is critical to the design and technical completion of a skyway.
	SKYWAY AT MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE In 1979, this skyway was extended between the Minneapolis Technical College and the Learning Resource Center at Minneapolis Technical College. This skyway, while more or less level, successfully resolved one of the major issues in skyway design, which is the problem posed by two different structural bridge head or end support structures.
	REGENCY CENTER SKYWAY - GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN The longest skyway/bridge in Green Bay was constructed as part of a large hotel, convention and office complex in 1983. The skyway is structured with light, steel trusses at its sidewalls. These walls are clad in glass which then allows the structure to appear light and airy from both below and within the skyway.