The Inter-City Bridge Commission which has handled construction of the bridge under an agreement by which each city pays half of the cost, met today to sign final papers accepting the bridge, and declared that July 4th would be the day when the structure will be “open to the public.” However, the bridge is unblocked now, and no objection will be made to traffic on it, members of the commission stated. Built with three full concrete spans, and two half spans to the approaches, the bridge gives Minneapolis direct access to the Ford plant where so many of its citizens are employed, and throws open a new St. Paul parkway to Minneapolis. From the St. Paul side, the bridge connects directly with Minnehaha Parkway at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis. Work was began on the spans two years ago, and the bridge proper was finished by the James O.Hayworth Company in the record time of a year. Concrete pouring on the bridge is declared by the contractor to be the most perfect job he has ever done, no patches being necessary in the entire arch work.
–Minneapolis Daily Star
July 1st,1927
