DT Data Page #: 158

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 1/25/1948

Page #: 1

Item Type: Photos

Place: Eel river

Text: Two photos- one of destroyed bridge and one of the ferry boat. On Jan. 13 the flooding Eel knocked out the Holmes-Larrabee bridge & the Shively bridge isolating both communities. The Shively low level bridge was built in 1937 and was one of 4 low level bridges built at a cost of $10,000. The Jan. 3rd flood took out 135' feet of the 800' feet low level bridge. Surveyor Frank Kelly est. a suspension bridge high enough to be clear of floods would cost $250,000. There are 54 families in Shively. Gillette Swan operates the skiff & handles about 50 passengers/day.

Key Words: Holmes-Larrabee Bridge, Shively Bridge, Gillette Swan

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