[basil]

Is there really something called “The Bong Bridge”?

[MplsSteve]

“Is there really something called The Bong Bridge?”

Yes, there is. It’s named after Richard Bong, a native of nearby Poplar Wisconsin. He was the highest scoring ace in WWII with 40 confirmed kills.

Wikipedia has a good citation on him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong