If you were around Quincy 27 years ago today, you know where you were when you heard the news that the levee in West Quincy failed to hold the Mississippi River.
Motorists crossing the Mississippi River at Quincy will do so over the Bayview Bridge for the next few months as structural work begins on the Memorial Bridge today.
The Quincy Memorial Bridge, that spans the Mississippi River between West Quincy and Quincy, is now open to traffic after being closed for five days due to flooding.