The Bridge

To add to the Bridge Story, you have to walk across the bridge to get to the tunnel,  The tunnel is 1,456 feet long and is built with a 3 degree curve so it is impossible to see straight through it from one end to the other.  It is 22 feet wide & 24 feet high.  the tunnel was built through an 80 foot hill.  It is completely lined with creosote treated timbers.  the tunnel was finished first & the track was completed through the tunnel on Oct. 30, 1913.The bridge & tunnel were used only by trains until 1926 when North Dakota 23 was built to the bridge.  It was then planked for motor vehicle use and became a toll bridge, with the railroad collecting the fees.
Larry is working nights, I'm going with him the first trip & Don will go with him a few, so this is all for today.