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Bird’s-eye bridge

A remote-controlled airplane and a small GoPro video camera were all it took to make a beautiful video of the historic Arcola High Bridge and the frozen St. Croix River.

By Greg Seitz | February 23, 2012 | < 1 minute read

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When the builders of the Arcola High Bridge completed the span in 1911, humans had only been flying for eight years. The first moving pictures had been recorded only 16 years prior.

Things have come a ways since then. YouTube user KarlB created a cool video of the bridge using a radio-controlled airplane and a small video camera attached to it.

Enjoy the dreamy sequences (the video is slowed down by half) of flying around the magnificent bridge and over the frozen braided channels of the St. Croix a few miles above Stillwater.

Watch:

Related

  • High Bridge history – check out our post from last June celebrating its 100th birthday
  • A similar video of the bridge in a warmer, greener season from the same producer

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    February 24, 2012 at 8:06 am

    Great video, thanks for sharing! I live on the St. Croix river, it’s great to see it from a different perspective!

  2. Annie M. says

    February 25, 2012 at 12:00 am

    Yes, I agree, so, awesome, very well done!!!
    I have fond memories of the great view!!! Gotta love the Valley!!!

  3. Warren Sapp says

    February 27, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Way cool! Thanks for it!

  4. Karl says

    February 27, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I’m glad the video has been well-received here.

  5. Wayne Farmer says

    March 26, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Absolutely beautiful! And the music is very well chosen. I love that river.

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