Photos: President Joe Biden speaks in Superior, Wisc. to promote infrastructure package

The Blatnik Bridge is one of 37 similar projects benefiting from the federal funding.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2024 at 12:48AM

Politicians from Minnesota and Wisconsin attended the president’s speech, including U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. and Govs. Tim Walz and Tony Evers. The rebuilding of the bridge between Duluth and Superior is expected to cost $1.8 billion.

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Jeff Wheeler

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Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.

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