Show SNAKE RIVERS HIGHEST BRIDGE IN WORLD the chambers of commerce of twin falls and jerome idaho are staging a joint celebration featuring the formal opening of the twin falls jerome highway bridge across the snake river tomorrow october 1st ast governor baldridge will make the dedicatory speech at the bridge at noon jerome will celebrate in the afternoon and twin falls in the evening this new cantilever all st steel e bridge is heralded her elded as the highest bridge in the world the photo accompanying the invitation to be present indicates that the structure is some bridge length of the cantilever span is 1350 feet distance between towers feet width of roadway 27 feet hei height from bridge floor to surface of water feet to bed of stream feet WO work rk on the structure was in mcember Dc ember omber 1926 structure completed september 1927 it is owned and operated by the twin falls jerome bridge company bruce C shorts president seattle washington |