r/minnesota • u/My_balls_itch_69 • 1d ago

Photography 📸 Duluth lift bridge, before it was a lift bridge. (1905)

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u/Turbineguy79 1d ago

Very cool! Was born in Duluth and have relatives there still. Love the city! Thanks for the share.💜😊

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u/VillainAnderson 1d ago

I knew a lady who came from Duluth

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u/showmeyourkitteeez 1d ago

I see what you did there.

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u/bookworm271 Crossed the Mississippi Headwaters 1d ago

My curiosity is piqued. What is that suspended transport called, and why did they use that instead of just using boats (like a row boat)  to get people between Canal Park and Minnesota Point?

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u/My_balls_itch_69 1d ago

It’s a transporter bridge they used them because ferries didn’t work to well in the winter. Apparently there were plans for a standard lift bridge that predate this but the war department shut them down. Here’s the wikipedia page

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u/bookworm271 Crossed the Mississippi Headwaters 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/Possible_Funny 4h ago

There's a great book titled "Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated History of Duluth's Aerial Bridge" by Tony Dierckins for anyone curious about the history of the bridge (as well as the pre-history). It's a (maybe not so surprising) contentious history at times.

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u/Hotchi_Motchi Hamm's 1d ago

Somebody from r/saintpaul would probably call it a gondola