Oblique View
The Oliver Swing Bridge is an unusual two-level swing bridge. The lower level is State Highway 105, the upper level is the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway. This bridge allowed navigation on the St. Louis River as far as New Duluth, MN
Photo taken by Robert Thompson
BH Photo #148064
In the 1950's my grandmother lived in Superior, WI, and I had an aunt, uncle, and cousin in Duluth. Occasionally we'd go over this bridge. it had a wooden deck and large steel columns came vertically thru the roadway holding up the RR tracks overhead. The last time I was in the area (about 1995), I was amazed to see this bridge still there and in use.