Safety Cage and Platform, Viterra Grain Elevator, Minneapolis

Grain elevator industrial structure with blue metal framework and access platform against clear sky.
Grain elevator industrial structure with blue metal framework and access platform against clear sky.

This structure is part of the Viterra grain elevator complex in Minneapolis, part of the industrial corridor tied to the city's historic grain-handling and milling operations along the Mississippi River. Steel safety cages and caged ladders like this one are standard features on grain elevators, required to protect workers climbing between loading platforms and the head house at the top of the structure. Viterra, a global agribusiness headquartered in Canada, operates grain storage and shipping terminals across North America, including facilities inherited from earlier Minneapolis grain companies. Elevators of this type typically rise well over 100 feet, with external ladders and platforms providing access for inspection and maintenance of the conveyor and spouting systems inside.

Photo taken in September 2017.

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