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When Crossing the Manatee River Cost You a Toll

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On the old Davis Toll Bridge, if you met someone coming the other way, one of you had to back up. In 1918, two men refused to budge, and one ended up getting shot. This week, we look back at the one-lane wooden bridge that carried traffic across the Manatee River and what happened when a free crossing opened downstream.

Davis Toll Bridge, History of the Manatee River, History of bridges in Manatee County

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