June updates
Sunday, June 08, 2008
- Demolition of the highway bridge at Glasgow, Missouri, is slated to start August 4, 2008. The through trusses and deck will be removed and a new superstructure built on top of the existing piers. While the bridge is undergoing reconstruction, MoDOT has contracted with a company to provide ferry service.
- Bridge No. 13 in Shelby County, Indiana, will be preserved thanks to funding from the state highway department. This is a 19th Century Pratt through truss built by the King Bridge Co.
- A campaign has been started to reconstruct the Dewey Bridge, the suspension bridge in Grand County, Utah, partially destroyed by fire recently. Early reports indicated the bridge was completely destroyed, but apparently the fire only ravaged the deck, not the steel towers or cables.
- Local support is growing to save the Murray Morgan Bridge in Tacoma, Washington, closed since last October after failing an inspection.