Park goers will finally be able to walk across the swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park next week. Rushing water from the St. Louis River tore it apart during flooding in the Duluth area two ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A replacement for the historic swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park should be in place just in time for the fall color season. The pedestrian bridge was destroyed by ...

The U.S. Forest Service built the first swinging bridge of logs and rope in the park in 1924. In the mid-1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built a swinging bridge that included the stone ...

Jun. 5—CARLTON — Jay Cooke State Park is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its iconic Swinging Bridge with a summer of programming looking back on its history, as well as improvements to ...

Envision Jay Cooke and the mind's eye goes to standing on the iconic suspension bridge over the churning, and at times mesmerizing, St. Louis River and its gorge. First built in 1924 by the U.S ...

and in front of the twisted remains of the landmark Swinging Bridge, state officials on Tuesday outlined early plans for repairing damage caused by last month's flooding at Jay Cooke State Park.

Just more than 16 months after being severely damaged by record flooding, the iconic Swinging Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park probably will reopen in the coming week. Park manager Gary Hoeft said ...

They had a camp there in the 1930s and built most of the structures at Jay Cooke, including the famous swinging bridge. "The first swinging bridge was that rope and log bridge," Hiller said.

Create an account or log in to save stories. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A replacement for the historic swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park should be in place just in time for the fall color season.

DULUTH, Minn.—The swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park reopened to pedestrians Friday, more than a year after flooding badly damaged the northeastern Minnesota park’s signature bridge.