The Outlaw Bridge
Text from the plaque
The first bridge across the Pigeon River was opened near here on August 18, 1917. In the previous year the government of Ontario had completed a road from Port Arthur to link up with one which the state of Minnesota had earlier constructed from Duluth. Since no provision for a bridge had been made, the Rotary Clubs of Port Arthur-Fort William and Duluth collected funds and materials to construct one and bore the greater part of the cost. The bridge, erected without any formal international agreement, was therefore locally named "The Outlaw". This route soon became a popular tourist road, thus greatly benefitting the Lakehead area. The original wooden bridge was replaced in 1930.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The District of Thunder Bay
The Municipality of Neebing
At the entrance to Pigeon River Provincial Park
2 km west of Highway 61 on Highway 593
(coordinates unknown)
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Visitors' notes
June 12, 2009
Perhaps if we throw in a little incentive the plaque will reappear? I'd like to start off with one hundred dollars to have it returned, no questions asked. Jim Osekowsky..
December 5, 2008
Sorry to hear about the plaque. My uncle worked as a customs officer and lived there for many years. My group Flipper Flannagans Flat Footed Four have written a song about the bridge and are including it on our next CD. Hope you find the plaque intact.