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New $41.5M bridge brings new hopes TOSTON, Montana (Independent Record) It’s Thursday afternoon at The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill near Toston and a few folks are trickling in for lunch, where the daily special this particular day is a jalapeno burger and fries for about $11. Larissa Tatum breaks into an easy grin while taking an order from behind the bar when asked about the new bridge a stone’s throw away. “Oh my gosh, isn’t it nice?” she says. The state has replaced the nearly 70-year-old two-lane bridge at Toston with a new $41.5 million four-lane structure over the Missouri River that officials and others say is not only safer and meets traffic needs, but will offer more amenities. ....
Itâs Thursday afternoon at The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill near Toston and a few folks are trickling in for lunch, where the daily special this particular day is a jalapeno burger and fries for about $11. Larissa Tatum breaks into an easy grin while taking an order from behind the bar when asked about the new bridge a stoneâs throw away. âOh my gosh, isnât it nice?â she says. Larissa Tatum breaks into an easy grin while taking an order from behind the bar at The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill near Toston on Thursday. PHIL DRAKE, Independent Record The state has replaced the nearly 70-year-old two-lane bridge at Toston with a new $41.5 million four-lane structure over the Missouri River that officials and others say is not only safer and meets traffic needs, but will offer more amenities. ....