Letters to the editor April 14

Hyperbole hall of fame

In his opinion piece on Bigfork’s historic, 112-year-old single lane bridge, Rep. Ryan Zinke states that “just last month, the town of Bigfork saw their only bridge traversing town abruptly condemned and closed to even foot traffic.” Having just one bridge to serve the needs of a growing community would indeed be a troubling reality if it were true. Thankfully it is not.

The Montana 35 bridge on the west end of Bigfork Bay continues to serve the unincorporated village and function as a critical link in the transportation corridor that connects the Flathead Valley to Lake County and beyond via Montana 35 on the east shore of Flathead Lake.