![]() For more information, visit the Swinging Bridges page on our website. The others are just a few blocks away in Play Park and Chautauqua Park. One is located in Humiston-Riverside Park on the southern edge of the downtown district. The third was built in the 1970’s for recreation. Two were built in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s as a means to get from one side of the town to the other. All three bridges span the Vermillion River and have iron support structures and wooden treads. ![]() Pontiac’s Swinging Bridges: Pontiac is one of the only midwestern towns able to boast three pedestrian swinging bridges.Though the statues themselves are large and immobile, they serve as a fascinating reminder that “all things change and we change with them.” Each of the three statues represents a stage of life: Childhood and Youth, Middle Age, and Old Age. ![]() Tucked in a cozy neighborhood park, they’re easy to miss if you don’t know they are there.
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