Here is a really neat photo looking back into the history of Duluth. The first version of our beloved Lift Bridge didn’t really lift at all. It initially was built in 1905 as a very rare transporter bridge. It wasn’t until 1930 that it was converted into the form we know today.
2 thoughts on “Historic Lift Bridge featured on Shorpy”
Shorpy is amazing.
Keith:
If the Shorpy pic is your first encounter with Duluth’s transfer bridge, you might enjoy this (shamelessly self-promoted) book:
Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated History of Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge