"Battle of the Bridge" (Rock Island Arsenal: Inside the Gates Series)

Battle of the Bridge, Rock Island Arsenal: Inside the Gates: It's the story of a bridge, a riverboat, and a shared page in history.

     Please click on the link to see the story. 
     Back in 1856, when the first Railroad Bridge to cross the Mississippi opened crossing from Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport, Iowa, it marked an amazing moment in American transportation history.  But the Railroad was in direct competition with Riverboats for business.  So not everyone was happy about it.
     So was there a conspiracy to destroy the bridge, nobody knows for sure, but it sure looks that way.
     Watch the story and see what you think.
     In next week's edition, our special WHBF TV series continues as the battle moves from the river to the courtroom and launches a man named Lincoln into the national spotlight.
     You can catch a new edition of "Rock Island Arsenal: Inside the Gates" every Thursday night at 10pm on CBS4 News.