The sun was melting some of the snow and ice but most of the tree limbs are still coated in a layer of ice. And the blizzard also coated Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge with ice and it remains in the down position due to the weight of the ice, even after some deicing operations today, as it is too much weight for the motors to lift.
Since the bridge is unable to rise the 135 feet to let vessels into the harbor, the ships have to use the Superior entry. That can add an extra hour or more to travel and it is a shallower channel requiring extra caution to navigate. So I am sure the boat captains will be happy when the bridge is re-opened as the shipping season is nearing its end and it is a race to get the cargo loads in and out before winter freeze up.
Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge
