Originally a logging railroad bridge built in 1929, the High Steel Bridge looms about 375 feet above the South Fork of the Skokomish River, attracting visitors year round. When driving or walking ...
Former farmers, clerks, and taxicab drivers became high steel men. Before taking a job as an ironworker on the bridge, 25-year-old Slim Lambert had been a cowboy, a stevedore, and a lumberjack.