A Caged Exterior Ladder on Viterra’s Grain Elevator

Caged metal ladder and walkway system on the exterior of a Viterra grain elevator in Minneapolis.
Caged metal ladder and walkway system on the exterior of a Viterra grain elevator in Minneapolis.

A caged ladder climbs the exterior wall of the Viterra grain elevator in Minneapolis, rising toward a platform near the roofline. The circular hoops around the rungs are a standard safety guard meant to keep a climber from falling backward on the long vertical run.

Taken September 2017

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