Bong Bridge

Richard Bong shot down 40 Japanese airplanes with his P-38 Lightning. He named his plane after his wife Marge. An organization is trying to locate the wreckage.

We now know what the tentative plan is for the new location of the Blatnik Bridge. Some other big changes will be coming in the next few years.

A temporary inconvenience is coming for motorists who travel near the Bong Bridge.

Strong winds from the winter storm knocked over a light pole on the Bong Bridge on Wednesday, causing a disruption to traffic.

The pilot and only person in a small plane that crashed in Duluth last Friday was an engineer at Cirrus.

A man was trying to get his dog to a much-needed vet appointment during today's storm. He never expected this to happen.

Accidents on both the Blatnik and Bong Bridges during Monday's evening commute temporarily closed lanes of traffic.

Recent lane closures have meant most traffic has been routed to Superior over the Bong Bridge.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is advising no travel on either the Blatnik Bridge or Bong Bridge as well as all major highways around the area Thursday evening.

For anyone that uses the Blatnik Bridge to travel between Duluth and Superior, you should look for an alternative route starting August 22. A scheduled repair project to the bridge is set to begin on Monday, August 22 that will have a significant impact on traffic into October.

It's been long two summers of road work to the Bong bridge and the terror of the roundabout all open on Halloween!  Scary!

When does the Bong Bridge open again?  A two-week bridge inspection is planned for the Blatnik Bridge's Superior-bound lanes - November 2 through November 10.  Traffic heading towards Superior from Duluth will be restricted to one single lane during daytime hours:  8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.