Forgotten Bridge
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Forgotten Bridge
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Two bridges that were part of Snively’s Parkway were bypassed and abandoned in the late 1930’s when Seven Bridges Road was connected to Skyline Parkway through the Hawks Ridge extension. These two bridges, #8 and #9, are now part of a cross-country ski and hiking trail called Snively Trail. Although they were reconstructed in stone along with all of Snively’s original wooden bridges between 1910 and 1912, these two bridges have since been left alone. These bridges can be found a short distance from bridge #7.
Seven Bridges Road was named because of its numerous historic stone-arch bridges. At just 4 miles long, the drive follows Amity Creek, crisscrossing back and forth over it. During the drive, the creek has a 400 foot elevation change making it one long cascade of waterfalls before it meets up with the Lester River and heads out into Lake Superior.
It is one of the more beautiful drives in Duluth, and is considered the eastern terminus for Duluth’s famous Skyline Parkway.
It is located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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October 17th, 2018
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