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2013 Iron and Steel Preservation Conference
Historic bridge preservation can take on various form. While some bridges are sandblasted and repainted, some bridge parts are welded together to make them look like they were just recently built. And as the need for welders for preservation projects … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge Preservation, Bridge Profile USA, News, Practices
Tagged Camelback truss, Crawford County, Harrison County, historic bridges, Indiana, Iowa, Lansing, Michael Mort, Michigan, Minnesota, Parker truss, Pratt truss, preservation, rehabilitation, replacement, restoration, Vern Mesler, Winneshiek County, Wrought Iron Bridge Company
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Ghost Bridge to come down but not without a fight.
The news of the massive demolition of the historic bridges has raised several eyebrows and are leading to questions as to how to better protect historic bridges from neglect and pointless demolition; especially as there is considerable interest in saving … Continue reading
Massacre of Historic Bridges in the USA Underway?
At the beginning of this year, fellow pontist James Baughn predicted in his website, the Historic and Notable Bridges of the US, that there would be fewer demolitions for 2013, providing hope for many people wanting to save their historic … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge Profile USA, News
Tagged Alabama, California, demolition, Depot Street Bridge in Boscawen, Fitch's Bridge, Ghost Bridge, Goose Creek Bridge, Groton, Hammond Bridge, Indiana, Lowell, Massachusetts, McKennan Pedestrian Bridge, Missouri, National Register of Historic Places, New Hampshire, Nine-Span Bridge, Parker truss, Pennsylvania, Pratt truss, preservation, protest, removal, Rep. Steven Lindsey, replacement, Section 106, Sewell Falls Bridge, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, truss bridge, Vermont, Virginia, Washington Bridge
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Lifetime Legacy Post Humous: Howard Newlon Jr.
This year’s Ammann Awards received many entries, more than last year. However one of the awards that is of importance is the Lifetime Legacy Awards, given to person(s) who devoted a large amount of time and energy to saving historic … Continue reading
Bridgehunter Chronicles Update 30 November 2012
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 do with historic bridges and ways to preserve or destroy them. Apart from the … Continue reading
Posted in Bridge Profile USA, News
Tagged Alabama, Ammann Awards, book of the month, Burlington, California, Camelback truss, Cascade Bridge, CGW Railroad Bridge, Craig Guttau, Dakota County, demolition, Des Moines, Des Moines River, Dodge City, Enochs Knob Bridge, Ford County, Franklin County, Ghost Bridge, ghosts, Harrison County, historic bridges, Horn's Ferry Bridge, Iowa, Julie Bowers, Kansas, Marion County, Minnesota, Missouri, Mulberry Creek, murder, National Register of Historic Places, Pearson Bridge, Pratt through truss, preservation, Red Bridge, replacement, restoration, Soldier River, State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO), US Hwy. 101, Waterford Bridge, Workin' Bridges
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Best Bridge Preservation Example 1
The Bridgehunter’s Preservation Pop Quiz #1: While this segment is the second of many articles to come on the best preservation examples, I’ve decided to offer the readers a small homework assignment due next Monday in a form of a … Continue reading
Presidential Elections and Historic Bridge Preservation: An Interview with Patrick Sparks
This is it. Today is the Presidential Elections and it is the time where we finally decide for ourselves who to vote for. The next president will have a lot on his plate as he has many issues to deal … Continue reading
Three Bridges Gone, Two collapsed, One dead
There is a proverb that was passed down to the author by a friend of mine from Minnesota during a bridgehunting tour a couple years ago: Taking care of a valuable thing in life can prolong its life. Sadly, as … Continue reading
Posted in FYI Bridge Newsflash, News
Tagged Andy Winegar, bridge maintenance, CGW Railroad Bridge, collapse, Craig Ruber, death, demolition, Des Moines, Des Moines River, Falmouth, flooding, Fort Keogh Bridge, Historic Preservation Law, Iowa, John Marvig, Kentucky, media coverage, Miles City, Montana, Old KY 1657 Bridge, preservation, Presidential Elections, Section 106, Sherman Cahal, South Brook Grassy Creek, Yellowstone River
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