The Cedar Street Bridge leading to the Sandpoint Train Depot.

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Historic Sandpoint Train Station and Cedar Street Bridge. The bridge was built to connect the new business areas of Sandpoint on the west side of Sand Creek to the train depot and old businesses of Sandpoint on the east side of Sand Creek. This bridge eventually became the Cedar Street Bridge Mall. Courtesy of Bonner County Historical Museum.

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By Mary Garrison
BURLINGTON NORTHERN STATION In 1882 the Northern Pacific Railroad rumbled to a stop in Sandpoint, Idaho. The arrival opened a trade route for timber from North Idaho to the east coast and freight to the west coast. Passengers arrived and small…