1935 Worthington City Booklet
Published by the Worthington Civic and Commerce Association in 1935
Approaching from the South
This
bridge existed at the base of Second Avenue where it joins Lake Street. At
that point in time this bridge went across the overflow from West Okabena that flowed
overland in a open ditch. The bridge was made of a rock textured cement and had fancy
light posts on both sides. Whatever lake damn that existed is not visible on
this photo, but it would be between the left side of the bridge and the
lakeshore.This was the route to the South on highway 59 and was the first thing people coming from the South on highway 59 saw when they were going North passing through Worthington because at that point in time there was no highway route around Worthington. That is, ALL traffic went through the center of town.
Looking down the street, you can see the Rock Island crossing sign. And in the background is the chimney for the Power Plant.
