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Why a perfectly good bridge wasn't hooked up to a road for ten years

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Apr 21, 2022

Why a perfectly good bridge wasn't hooked up to a road for ten years

A bridge over the Dan River in Eden looks like any old bridge. But its existence led to a farmer uprising, a fight over the legitimacy of government, and a case that's still taught in law school.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich

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