James Brown died last week at age 73, but his memory lives on in the form of a controversial bridge in Steamboat Springs. The James Brown Soul Center of the Universe Bridge crosses the Yampa River just outside of town. Brown attended the bridge's dedication back in 1993. Tom Ross edited the Steamboat Pilot & Today newspaper back then and remembers the story vividly. He talks to Ryan Warner.
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