Ribbon cutting held for new Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge - DRG News

Various local, state and federal dignitaries gathered on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) to hold the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Fort Pierre and Pierre.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation paid for the nearly $50 million project. Department Secretary Joel Jundt said planning for the new bridge began nearly a decade before the actual construction work started, which was in May of 2021.

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