S1E9 - Happy 100th bday to the invisible bridge

1 year ago

One of the biggest bridges in Boise is turning 100 this year, yet most people don’t even know where it is. Today we tell you the story behind the red trestle bridge & muse about its future.

Read the story & see photos at fromboise.com

This story was written by Sharon Fisher. The podcast version is read by Marissa Lovell.

Special thank you to the following people whose knowledge helped us put this story together: Dan Everhart, State Historic Preservation Office outreach historian, Idaho Historical Society; Eriks Garsvo, director of the Owyhee County Museum and Boise Train Depot tour guide; Patricia LaBounty, curator of the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa; Caitlin Hocklander, A&H Program Assistant-History for the Boise City Department of Arts & History; John Biggs of Boise Metro Rotary.

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This podcast was produced in partnership with SB Studios in Boise, Idaho

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