A Bridge to Somewhere – The 1911 Bigfork Steel Bridge
Original 1906 Log Truss Bridge Across the Swan River in Bigfork (Mansfield Library, University of Montana)
Original 1906 Log Truss Bridge Across the Swan River in Bigfork (Mansfield Library, University of Montana)
The New Steel Bridge in Bigfork in a 1916 Post Card (Denny Kellogg Collection)
General location of Old Steel Bridge and Kearney Rapids Bridge. (photo provided)
Log Truss Holt Bridge Across the Flathead River Near Eagle Bend Golf Course Built In The 1940s To Replace Holt Ferry (Kehoe Family Collection)
Log Truss Holt Bridge Across the Flathead River Being Blown Up (Kehoe Family Collection)
Original Kearney Rapids Bridge Across the Swan River Upstream From Bigfork (Denny Kellogg Collection)
While a sturdy bridge seems like something that will last forever, we know that can’t always be the case. At this point many of you likely know that in 2023, or perhaps 2024, the iconic silver bridge crossing the Swan River at the south end of Bigfork will be removed and a new bridge constructed. But even before the silver bridge was completed nearly 110 years ago, people still had a need to get across the river...
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