Supreme Court of the United States December 19, 1870 (The Clinton Bridge)

Mr. Justice NELSON

delivered the opinion of the court.

The first section of the act of Congress provides, “ that the bridge across the Mississippi River, erected by the Albany Bridge Company and the Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska Railroad Company, under the authority of the States .of Iowa and Illinois, &c;, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route.