ðə bɹˈɪdʒ ɪz nˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv dʒˈeɪkəb wˈɛɾɜːlɪŋ, ɐ bˈɔɪ hˌuː wʌz ɐbdˈʌktᵻd fɹʌm sənt. dʒˈoʊsəf, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn hɪz ɹᵻmˈeɪnz wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989 (his remains were discovered in 2016).