April news items
Sunday, April 20, 2008
- The Lowry Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River at Minneapolis may need to be permanently closed due to shifting of one of the piers.
- The Old Monroe Bridge at Lincoln County, Missouri, is closed following a collision. While this bridge no longer carries Highway 79, it is still a convenient access point for the town of Old Monroe.
- After a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook much of the Midwest on Friday, bridge inspectors in some states were dispatched to look for damage, but it appears they didn't find much.
- Demolition is underway on the old Hermann Bridge over the Missouri River at Hermann, Missouri. It was replaced by a UCEB (Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge).