- East Channel Railroad Bridge, Minneapolis, MN (johnweeks.com)
The Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad built the first bridge across the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area at this location. The bridge opened May 1, 1867. The complete river crossings consists of two spans, one over the main channel of the Mississippi River, and this bridge over the smaller east channel of the Mississippi River. The land between the two river channels is known as Nicollet Island.
- Lake Erie (Wikipedia)
Lake Erie (/ˈɪəri/ EER-ee; French: Lac Érié) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time. At its deepest point Lake Erie is 210 feet (64 m) deep, making it the only Great Lake whose deepest point is above sea level.
