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Bridge and Harbor
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Postcard with two images. The top text reads: "Interstate Bridge, connecting Superior, Wis. and Duluth, Minn." The bottom text reads: "Superior Entry and Ship Canal." Elevated view of a ship steaming towards the bridge. The Interstate Bridge was opened in July 1897. After the new "High Bridge" was opened in 1961, traffic dwindled and the swing span was locked open. It was mostly removed in the 1970s. The Superior Entry was first charted in 1861. The U.S. Corps of engineers completed the present 1500 to 2000 foot long concrete piers in 1909. The image shows a cargo ship in the canal.
1907
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1907 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 postcard |
| Dimensions | 14 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | History Center |
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| Source Collection | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Call Number | PH 2744 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Duluth and Superior Bridge
September 5, 1906
Text on front reads: "Duluth and Superior Bridge, in Length of Draw, Second in the World." Also called the Interstate Bridge, it was opened in July 1897. A toll bridge made up of long wooden trestl...
Arrowhead Bridge
1942
Text on front reads: "Arrowhead Bridge, Duluth-Superior Harbor. The bridge connected Superior, Wisconsin, with Duluth, Minnesota, over the St. Louis River. Built in 1927, it was mostly a wooden tre...
Duluth Superior Lift Bridge
July 30, 1952
Text on reverse reads: "G-1–Ore Boat Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor, Lift Bridge Raised. Giant lake freighters leave Duluth-Superior Harbor, the world's largest fresh-water port, and pass beneath D...
Opening of Navigation Season
June 14, 1947
Text on front reads: "Opening of Navigation Season, First Giant Freighters Entering Ship Canal and Duluth-Superior Harbor." On reverse: "The navigation season for Duluth-Superior harbor for Interla...
Greetings from Superior
August 16, 1946
Text on front reads: "Greetings from Superior, Wis." Large Letter style postcard with a scene in the background of a fisherman on a Northern Wisconsin lake. Inside the letters that spell "Superior"...
Steamship William E. Corey
March 23, 1915
Text on front reads: "Steamship William E. Corey, entering Duluth and Superior Harbor, Wis." A steamship entering the harbor under the Aerial Lift Bridge, completed in 1905. It was remodeled and re...
