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Presidential Elections and Historic Bridge Preservation: An Interview with...
Meadow Bridge in Shelburne. A bridge where two of its spans were moved onto shore. Its future is in doubt. Photo taken by Craig Hanchey This article is the second part of the series on the dire state...
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Three Bridges Gone, Two collapsed, One dead
Fort Keogh Bridge in Montana, now demolished. Photo courtesy of HABS-HAER There is a proverb that was passed down to the author by a friend of mine from Minnesota during a bridgehunting tour a couple...
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Presidential Elections and Historic Bridge Preservation: A Review of the 2008...
Mead Avenue Bridge in Meadeville, Pennsylvania. Photo taken in August 2010. Bridge still standing despite being closed to traffic since 2008. The votes have been counted. The decision has been made....
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Bowstring Arch Bridge in Nebraska declared non-historic- demolition inevitable
Portal view of Steinhart Park Bowstring Arch Bridge. Photos courtesy of James McCray. A Bowstring Arch Bridge that is not historic? Before starting in on this subject, here’s a rhetorical question...
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Bridgehunter Chronicles Update 30 November 2012
Waterford Bridge in Dakota County, Minnesota. Photo taken in August 2011 As the month of November comes to an end, so will be the month where all kinds of crazy events that has happened, which has to...
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Massacre of Historic Bridges in the USA Underway?
Nine-span Bridge in Hammond, Indiana- one of over a dozen historic bridges that are coming down. Photo taken by Nathan Holth At the beginning of this year, fellow pontist James Baughn predicted in his...
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Ghost Bridge to come down but not without a fight.
Ghost Bridge in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Photo taken by Ben Tate The news of the massive demolition of the historic bridges has raised several eyebrows and are leading to questions as to how to...
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Sabula-Savanna Bridge to be given away- any takers?
Side view of the Sabula-Savanna Bridge crossing the Mississippi River. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in 2010. Here is a question for many who are involved in marketing historic bridges: 1. What types of...
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One bridge spared, two on the way out?
Wheeling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River in Wheeling, West Virginia. Photo taken by author during visit in August 2010 Sioux Falls’ local bridge receives a new life; Wheeling Suspension Bridge...
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Name that bridge- A span over a popular canal in Germany
Before returning to Schleswig-Holstein and in particular, the tour along the Baltic-North Sea Canal, here is a question for some of you who are interested in doing some research and talking about it...
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Fitch’s Bridge coming down
Fitch’s Bridge before the demolition work started. Photo taken by David Pitkin, used with permission Groton, Mass. (USA) A few months ago, this bridge was featured in an article on the massacre of...
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Bellaire Bridge to be sold for scrap metal on eBay?
Portal view of Bellaire Bridge. Photo taken by Nathan Holth With all the stories of thieves taking apart metal bridges for the price of metal, which includes stealing and dismantling a 50-foot long...
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Waldo Hancock Suspension Bridge coming down- but how?
Waldo Hancock Bridge in Maine. Photo courtesy of HABS-HAER It had served US 1 for 71 years and has been standing for a total of 82 years. Now, a piece of Maine’s history is...
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Traer Bridge to be replaced by loggers.
Approaching the bridge and Traer from the north. All photos courtesy of J.R. Manning, used with permission. 102-year old truss bridge scheduled for replacement; lumberjacks provide county with head...
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Waldo-Hancock Bridge Coming Down
Waldo Hancock Bridge in Maine. Photo courtesy of HABS-HAER Now the answer to the question of how the Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge is being demolished: The moment the...
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Newsflyer: 31 May, 2013
Fifth Avenue Bridge in Des Moines (now closed until further notice). Photo taken in August 2011 One bridge was altered and restored to traffic. Another bridge’s future is in limbo after inspections...
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Say good-bye to Big Blue. The Big Red Bridge is in Town
Photo taken in September 2010 New Tied Arch Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota to open today. 1951 Steel Arch Bridge to be dismantled. Travelling to southern Minnesota, I usually pass through the city of...
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What to do with a HB: The Newcastle Bridge
View inside the bridge. Photo taken by Steve Conro, released into public domain through www.bridgehunter.com After taking a few day hiatus from the Chronicles to do coverage on the...
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Newsflyer 24 June, 2013
Saale-Elster Viaduct in Halle (Saale) during its construction. Photo taken in June 2011 Longest railroad viaduct in Germany completed; German Autobahn viaduct demolished; I-5 Bridge in Washington...
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Newsflyer 8 July, 2013
Kansas historic bridge estranged by county officials, Fitch receives new bridge, Viaduct in Indiana demolished, Vertical Bridge on US 1 to come down soon There is a small informal trend that...
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