The Toad Suck Bridge was built in the early 1970s and replaces the ferry that operated here prior. The dam was added in 1983 and it is an impressive structure from either side. It carries Highway 60 over the Arkansas River.
The name "Toad Suck" itself comes from an old riverboat term. It was said that when the water was too low, steamboats would have to stop, and the captains and crew would head to the local taverns where they would "suck on the bottle 'til they swelled up like toads."
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