#downtowns

Take the Skyway

The first skyways appeared over downtown Minneapolis 60 years ago this year. Opened in the fall of 1962, the very first skyway connected the Northstar Center with the Northwestern National Bank Building. Skyways have continued to appear over our heads downtown ever since, and Minneapolis now boasts 9.5 miles of skyway! The newest addition to the skyway system connects our own Minneapolis Central Library to the downtown network.

Explore these and more photos of skyways in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.