Black Mug-Aerial Lift Bridge Sunset

11 oz. black ceramic mug featuring original dye sublimated design.

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Aerial Lift Bridge

The Aerial Lift Bridge is undoubtedly Duluth’s premier landmark. Constructed in 1904-05 at a cost of $111,000.00, its design was modeled after a bridge in Rouen, France. Originally built with a suspended carriage that traveled back and forth with passengers and vehicles, it was modified in 1929-30, with the addition of the vertical lift, span at a cost of $400,000.00. The vertical lift span is driven by four 125 h.p. direct current motors. Two 500-ton concrete counterweights at each end are raised and lowered to operate the bridge according to marine traffic. The top of the bridge at its center is 227 feet above the water, and the lift span is 386 feet long. At the height of the shipping season, the bridge may be raised and lowered up to 60 times a day.