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Duluth, Minnesota

Slideshow: Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge

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Duluth's aerial bridge up close
Duluth's aerial bridge up close.
MPR Photo/Cathy Wurzer
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Tony Dierckins
Tony Dierckins is the author of "Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated History of Duluth's Aerial Bridge."
MPR Photo/Cathy Wurzer
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Tony Dierckins
"Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated History of Duluth's Aerial Bridge," a new book by Tony Dierckins.
Courtesy of Tony Dierckins
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Duluth's aerial transfer bridge
When the bridge was first built in 1905, it was a transfer bridge. A gondola car moved people from one side of the river to the other.
Courtesy of Tony Dierckins