Yellowstone & Missouri Rivers

Friday, July 13, 2012.  Went today to Cartwright, ND to a bridge over the Yellowstone River.  It is about 6 miles before it joins the Missouri River.  The bridge and a sister bridge just up the Missouri about 8 miles away are lift bridges built to allow river traffiic.  The problem is that by the time they built them in 1912-13 river traffic on both rivers had ceased so the lift portion was never used.  Just east of the Cartwright is the only tunnel in ND.  It is 1,456 feet long.  Here are some pictures.