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About 150 people turned out to celebrate the new 440-foot bridge, 40 feet above the Wood River, a mixture of Aleknagik and Dillingham residents and visiting dignitaries. Molly Chythlook said the two sides of the lake have been separated her whole life.
"But now with this bridge, the connection is going to be so prominent for both sides," she said on Tuesday. "And like Mayor Gottschalk said, it's going to be safe. Not only for school kids, but for everybody crossing."
Read more: Long-awaited bridge linking two sides of Aleknagik opens
This story was originally published by KDLG News in Dillingham and is republished here with permission.