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==Problem 2: Similar fatalities on another bridge==
==Problem 2: Similar fatalities on another bridge==
Our research indicates that many deaths occurred during the construction of the Big Four Bridge, which is a railroad bridge a half mile upstream from the Municipal Bridge that opened to the public in 1895.   
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Our research indicates that many deaths occurred during the construction of the Big Four Bridge, which is a railroad bridge a half-mile upstream from the Municipal Bridge that opened to the public in 1895.   


Construction of the Big Four bridge began on October 10, 1888.  A summary of the fatalities during the construction is as follows:
Construction of the Big Four bridge began on October 10, 1888.  A summary of the fatalities during the construction is as follows: