Dublin Core
Title
Duluth: Rail Yards, Port, and Bridges
Description
Rail yard at Rices Point, on the shore of Lake Superior. The yard was owned by Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NP) at the time of this photograph (1964). The Blatnik Bridge, an automobile bridge, was completed in 1961 and carried auto traffic between Superior, Wisconsin an Duluth, Minnesota on Route 535 and US 53.
The railway bridges seen in this photo are steel swing truss spans, which means the bridges would rotate to allow for boats to pass. They were built in the late 19th century and have since been demolished.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1964-08-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
1276
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
City
Duluth
Country
United States of America
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bridges -- Railroad bridges -- Minnesota -- Duluth; Transportation -- Harbors -- United States; Superior, Lake;
Region
Minnesota