Stevens Point’s Soo Line Railroad Bridge, commonly referred to as the “black bridge,” located at the end of Wisconsin Street has been the source of memories for decades for Stevens Point natives.
“Anyone who has grown up in the last 80 to 100 years around here knows about the black bridge,” said Jim Cooper, Stevens Point.
The 562-foot bridge, which spans across a shallow part of the Wisconsin River by what is now NewPage Paper mill, was constructed in 1871 and finished by March 1872.
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