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• owing to the grasping greed of the railroads to get the long <br /> haul and settle up their railroad lands in remote regions of <br /> the far Northwest with subsidized land men,who could turn <br /> a larger commission for exploiting them,than the fertile <br /> acres nearer home.As a result the fertile lands lying between <br /> the Twin Cities and the head of the lake have been left to <br /> shift for themselves. . .45 <br /> The author was speculating on the potential o the U.S.Army <br /> Corps of Engineers to widen and deepen the Upper <br /> Mississippi.Monger and others saw a shipping link to the Gulf <br /> of Mexico and the Panama Canal as greatly benefiting Elk <br /> River.However,these improvements were not made,and river <br /> transportation was not revived in the twentieth century. <br /> III 4Ti�...iiYFY0.' e Aa ,. � n3 <br /> t <br /> 4 Y 8 4.1 <br /> Elk River roadside development on Highway •10 in 1950.Photo:MHS. <br /> In 1941,construction began on a two-lane highway to St. <br /> Cloud,re-routing Highway 10 to bypass the center of town. <br /> The project was completed in 1948. Somewhat ironically, <br /> highway construction took the Charles Babcock house,as well <br /> as the Sherburne County Courthouse lawn,a potato <br /> warehouse,and other buildings. In 1969,construction began <br /> on a new route for Highway 169 north of Elk River. A new <br /> Highway 101 bridge across the Mississippi was completed in <br /> 1970. (verify) <br /> Elk River and its Bridges <br /> At least four bridges have connected the north and south banks <br /> of the Elk River.The first crossing of the Elk River was <br /> ill probably over Godfrey's dam,which was of simple crib and <br /> boulder construction. 6 A bridge over the Elk River was built in <br /> Elk River Historic Contexts Study Draft 5/2002 <br /> 19 <br />