The historic Guffey Bridge on the Snake River, south of Kuna, Idaho, was built in 1897. It was built for the Boise Nampa Owhyee (BNO) Railroad to haul gold and silver ore from the Silver City Mining area. However, the gold and silver ran out before the bridge was completed. The classic Parker Truss bridge remained in use for decades. It was saved from salvage and was renovated as a pedestrian bridge at Celebration Park in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA). The half a million acre NCA was established by Congress in 1993 and is home to North America's largest concentration of nesting raptors. Over 700 pairs of raptors, including Prairie Falcons, Kestrels, Harriers, Ospreys, Peregrine Falcon, a variety of hawks and numerous species of owls, nest here each spring.
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