The "new" bridge south of wolf point by the old bridge:
Another view of the bridges:
High water in 2011:
The bridge in the 1930's:
The old pontoon bridge
The sign by the "new" bridge:
The bridge during construction, probably in 1929, and probably looking south (towards Vida):
Building the old bridge, circa early 1930:
The old bridge was dedicated July 9, 1930 by my Aunt, Vera Johnson. Vera was born October 16, 1909 and passed away June 30, 2007, some three months short of her 98th birthday. Click here for a copy of Vera's obituary. Here's a copy of the Wolf Point Herald news article:
Vera wore a beaded Indian dress for the dedication ceremony. Some sixty years later, when the "new" bridge was dedicated, Vera also had the honor of dedicating the new bridge....in the very same beaded Indian Dress!
Here is a photo Vera
in that dress, taken in her
home in the late 1990's:
Here's
another photo of the bridge from the
newspaper in 1930, and a copy of the Bridge dedication
program:
As you can see, many people showed up for the dedication of the bridge:
A sign about the history of the original Wolf Point bridge:
The "New" pontoon bridge served until this bridge was constructed:
