The first bridge across the Pend Oreille River ( 1909 – 1934) was a wooden wagon bridge. There was a hand crank lift near the southern end of the bridge to allow steamboats to cross from the river on the left to the lake on the right. The lift or draw was near the main channel of the river. By the time the second bridge was built in 1934 there were few steamers on the lake and the lift was no longer needed. Courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Museum.