County officials nix plans to build Little Missouri River bridge on family's ranchland
The Short family has often characterized the proposal as a "bridge to nowhere" and argued that the project's support is with oil-aligned interests in western North Dakota, not with county residents.
Written By: Adam Willis
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Dave Short surveys his family's ranch in western North Dakota in August 2020. The Billings County Commission voted Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to abandon plans to build a bridge at the site that would have crossed the Little Missouri River. J.J. England of Braaten Law Firm / Special to The Forum
BISMARCK — A years-long effort to build a bridge across the Little Missouri River over the objections of a western North Dakota ranch family came to an end this week.