Idaho bridge sat unused for 56 years; now it is a wildlife crossing

In 1969, a bridge over Interstate 90 and the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near Osburn, Idaho, was built. For more than half a century, the bridge sat there in the sun, with not much use. The bridge was meant to serve a growing town. But the mining companies bought the land on the far side, blocked expansion and even demolished half the structure. And the bridge ended up being a slab of concrete that carried no vehicles and served no purpose.Carl Wilson, a resident and truck driver who spent more time on Idaho highways than anywhere else, thought about this structure. Driving past roadkill day after day, Wilson began to wonder if that dead-end bridge might have a second life.He had watched local elk and deer herds, and other animals, take their chances with semi-trucks and passenger vehicles.