The second time the Wosne Bridge was destroyed was by the very inhabitants of the city. About a decade ago, the commoners began a revolt against the nobles who had been hording food during a time of scarcity.
There are two sides of the story. The commoners tell a story of a selfish nobility that hoarded food in a time of scarcity. Eventually the commoners banded together and began to riot. As the crossed the bridge to take what they needed to survive, the nobility blew up the bridge. Those who didn’t die in the blast or drown afterwards were killed by guards when they made it to land.
The nobility tell a different story. A story of selfish commoners who weren’t happy with what they had. They wanted what the nobility had earned and were willing to kill to take it. When the riots began, the nobility did what they had to to defend themselves, destroying the then wooden bridge connecting the two halves of the city. When the commoners swam to their island, they were told to stand down, but did not, and were killed in defense of the island.
Who knows which side is right, what we do know, is who paid for the new bridge, and the stature at the halfway point. The statue depicts a commoner shaking the hand of a noblewoman in gratitude. The statue certainly reflects the nobility’s side of the story.