on the Mesabi Trail in northern Minnesota
Trek 750 over the Prairie River. Near Grand Rapids Mn.
Lots of big equipment tires all over this mining area.
not all of those 10,000 lakes (swamps) are enticing.
A floating bridge over a swamp near Taconite.
Mesabi Trail bridge over a highway.
One of the obsolte "little" trucks used in the biggest open pit mine in the world.
Floating bridge in Eveleth (hockey home of the world)
Mesabi trail bridge near Giants Ridge.
3/4 mile long aluminum floating bridge through a nature preserve. Nearly coasted all the way across as the aluminum deck has zero rolling resistance. would be wicked in the rain or when it gets icy.
see if this short video works. You can hear the noise of the bridge deck slats rattling.
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