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Bridge Centennial

THIS REPLICA OF A PIER FROM FIRST RAILROAD BRIDGE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS LOCATED NEAR SITE OF ORIGINAL.  DEDICATED APRIL 21, 1956 COMMEMORATING CENTENNIAL OF FIRST RAILROAD ENGINE TO CROSS THE SPAN LINKING EAST TO WEST.

 

ERECTED BY MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

 

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Bryan Arnold

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