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Waldo Hancock Suspension Bridge coming down- but how?
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 coming … Continue reading
Maple Rapids Road Bridge lost to Mother Nature
Neglect and Mother Nature brought this bridge down last week If there was a word that should be added to the historic preservation glossary, it would be Neglect. A process of ignoring the needs of a structure with the consequence … Continue reading
SIA Conference coming to Minneapolis/St. Paul
All eyes seem to be focused on the Midwest for this year’s conferences and tours dealing with architecture, history and preservation. Apart from the ISPC Conference last month in Michigan and the upcoming Historic Bridge Weekend Conference in Iowa in … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge Preservation, FYI Bridge Newsflash, News, Policies, Practices
Tagged 2013 Conference, Amy Squitieri, Christopher Marston, Historic Bridge Symposium, Mark Brown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nathan Holth, Rebecca Burrow, Scott Newman, SIA, Society for Industrial Archeology, St. Paul
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Highlights of the 2013 ISPC Conference in Lansing, Michigan
Have you ever wondered how many historic bridges that were in dire state that they were candidates for demolition but were fully restored to look like it was brand new? Every year since 2009, Lansing Community College and Vern … Continue reading
Ammann Awards 2012 Results
Midwestern Bridges take center stage, Cooper and Newlon win Lifetime Legacy, Thuringia on the map for Best Kept Secret After the last of the votes have been tallied, it is now time for the results of the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles’ Othmar … Continue reading
Posted in Ammann Awards, News
Tagged Aaron Leibold, Ammann Awards, Best Kept Secret, Best Photo, Bridge of the Year, Browns Creek Bridge, Canada, Crosley Bridge, David Parker, Eau Claire, Erfurt, Friedrichstadt, Germany, Golden Gate Bridge, Harrison County, Howard Newlon Jr., Indiana, Iowa, James Cooper, Jennings County, John Marvig, John Weeks III, Jonathan Parrish, Julie Bowers, Karen Van Etten, Kraemerbruecke, Minnesota, mystery bridge, Nathan Holth, Nels Raynor, Quebec, Schleswig-Holstein, Texas, Thuringia, USA, Waddell A-frame truss, Wisconsin
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Mystery Bridge 13: A bridge named after a politician
This mystery bridge article starts off with a pop quiz- three questions to be exact: 1. What bridges do you know that are named after a politician? 2. Which was the very first bridge that was named after a … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge Profile USA
Tagged Compromise of 1850, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Henry Clay Bridge, John Calhoun, Kentucky, Kit Bond, Kit Bond bridge, Lake Linville, Louisville, Missouri, Missouri Compromise, Mount Vernon, mystery bridge, Nathan Holth, Ohio River, Peewee Valley, Renfro Valley, Warren through truss
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Historic Bridge Conference 2012: Indiana
Author’s Note: This is part III of the series on Indiana’s historic bridges and the Historic Bridge Conference that took place on 21-23 September. When you see or hear the word historic bridges, what are the first words that … Continue reading
4th Annual Historic Bridge Conference coming to Indiana
There are many states that have comprehensive historic bridge policies that have successfully preserved as many of these vintage structures as possible. Indiana is one of those states that not only has one of the best historic bridge preservation policies … Continue reading
1 August, 2007: Five Years Later: How the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster changed the way we look at Bridges
It was a day like no other in the summer time: thousands of people leaving their workplaces to get home with others taking their children to a baseball game in the middle of the city. It was a hot summer … Continue reading
Posted in FYI Bridge Newsflash, News
Tagged cantilever truss, gusset plates, height restrictions, historic bridges, Historic Bridges of the US, Historic Bridges.org, Iowa, James Baughn, Julie Bowers, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Missouri, Nathan Holth, National Register of Historic Places, Pennsylvania, politicians, preservation, regulations, rehabilitation, replacement, restoration, Riverside Bridge, Section 106, Todd Wilson, truss bridge, United States, Waterford Bridge, weight restrictions
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