NOXON — In Noxon, the bridge is the only easy path between the town, its future and the rest of Montana. But, the historic bridge is in desperate need of repair. Residents, however, are not giving up on the fight for funding for the project.

“We need the government to step up and give us some money,” Noxon Rural Fire Department chief Jim Byler said. “We need a bridge. Because, without that bridge, we don’t have what's left of our town.”

The historic bridge is the only direct connection out of Noxon, leading from town over the Clark Fork to Highway 200. The town is still recovering. In 2024, a fire burned town three local businesses, including the only bar and market. A few months later, the bridge was shut down due to structural damage.

While the bridge soon reopened, Byler told MTN it

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