The Arrowhead Bridge connected West Duluth to Superior’s Billing’s Park neighborhood across the St. Louis River for 57 years. Built by the Arrowhead Bridge Co., it opened on March 15, 1927. The company charged a toll to cross the bridge until 1963, when Minnesota and Wisconsin state officials paid $200,000 to make it a toll-free public bridge.
The Arrowhead Bridge was dismantled in 1985 after the opening of the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge.
5 thoughts on “Postcards from the Arrowhead Bridge”
Take a cruise through West Duluth and across the bridge in 1984.
From Alice to Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Nole of Cincinnati, Ohio, postmarked July 19, 1955:
I’d like to have a buck for every time I crossed that bridge to Oliver to buy beer. We lived at 309 N. 76th Ave. West in 68 – 69. Thanks for the memory, Paul!
I loved that bridge as a kid. I used to have to fight with my brothers and sisters over who got to pass over the toll money. The video reminded me of what I disliked about it as I got older too. Driving over it when it was wet. Thanks for the memories.
From “Lydia” to Miss Louise Siedd [???] of Portland Ore., postmarked July 14, year unknown (prior to 1952 based on the one-cent stamp):