Evening on Bayou St. John
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This postcard clearly shows the turning mechanism under the Magnolia Bridge. In 1936 this turning mechanism was deactivated.
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This file appears in: Magnolia Bridge
Magnolia Bridge
Magnolia Bridge was built in 1908, when Bayou St. John was still a commercial waterway. It is a Pratt Truss bridge that originally pivoted at the center to allow commercial vessels and barges to pass…