Posted March 21, 2022, by RC Haselius (avian001 [at] hotmail [dot] com)
This bridge is located at the site of the first permanent bridge along the Mississippi River anywhere along its entire length. That one was a suspension bridge and the existing one was built in homage to the first.
More information can be found at the National Park Service site here:
This bridge is located at the site of the first permanent bridge along the Mississippi River anywhere along its entire length. That one was a suspension bridge and the existing one was built in homage to the first.
More information can be found at the National Park Service site here:
https://www.nps.gov/miss/planyourvisit/firstbridge.htm