Show SOUTH DAKOTA TO OPEN FIRST MISSOURI SPAN MOBRIDGE S. S D. D Nov 10 A. A P. P All r.-All All South Dakota will face fae toward this city in tribute November Novem ber bel 12 when in the presence of a large largo official gathering the state will dedicate the first of a history history- making series of five bridges over the Missouri river The entire quintet of ot structures is scheduled for completion b by the close of ot next year year just Just two years after the start The bridges will redeem the redeem the western western west west- em ern half of ot the state from a condition condition condition condi condi- tion of ot practical Isolation during a a. large largo part of ot the tho year rear Heretofore there has not been a single highWay highway highway high high- way bridge cross cross the Missouri river over its course through the state Enthusiasm for the project brought rapid construction far surpassing surpassing surpassing sur sur- passing original plans The first step was taken in 1921 when one mill bridge construction bridge construction and maine nance Two years later the project assumed- assumed definite form when pro pro- proceeds proceeds proceeds of the one mill tax were di diverted diverted dl- dl Into a special fund to build five bridges Then instead of ot waiting for t the e fund tl to accumulate counties and cities over the state took advantage advantage advantage advant advant- age of a legislative provision and by issuing bonds and warrants subscribed subscribed subscribed sub sub- scribed amounts sufficient to place the whole project under way as rapidly as the plans pans could be formed and contracts let The bridges have hae a combined length of ot more than a mile and a aI half and will contain a total of ot I twenty-six twenty spans and thirty-one thirty piers the deepest of ot which was wag sunk into bed rock sixty feet beneath the I surface of the water I |