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Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
James Baughn
Sunday, November 07, 2010
November is
Historic Bridge Awareness Month. To mark this event, Bridgehunter.com is putting together a list of Top Bridges That Can Be Saved (TBTCBS). In a similar fashion to the
Most Endangered Historic Places lists produced by
state and national historic preservation organizations, the Can Be Saved List will highlight those bridges that
are threatened (either by demolition or neglect) but have a realistic chance of being saved if enough people show their support.
This list isn't just for bridges that are slated for replacement by UCEBs. Some historic bridges have been "saved" at some point
in the past, but are now abandoned, crumbling, and will eventually be lost anyway if nothing is done.
If you know of a bridge that is threatened but is worthy of saving, then please nominate the bridge for possible inclusion in the list.
You can go to the listing page for the bridge and click the new "Nominate this bridge" link at the top. Or, if the bridge doesn't
have a listing already, then you can go to the nomination form directly.
The final list will be announced in a few weeks, so don't procrastinate in nominating your favorite bridge or bridges.
Comments (5)
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
Posted December 2, 2010, by mary ann beardsley (m [dot] beardsley [at] cbhearthside [dot] com)
I would like to nominate the Meadows Road Bridge, Northampton County, PA. This bridge is about 300 feet from my house and I can see it just by looking out my windows. It is a beautiful stone arch bridge and deserves to be saved. The photos tell it all. It works hard and gets so little care.
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
Posted November 17, 2010, by Stephanie (StephanieLBrown [at] aol [dot] com)
Put my nomination in today. It is too bad that there has to be a list like this at all, let alone the many bridges that qualify for this list.
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
Posted November 9, 2010, by John Cross (jcross [at] fortsmithhome [dot] com)
James,
Great idea. I nominated my two picks for Arkansas.
http://bridgehunter.com/ar/yell/bowstring/
http://bridgehunter.com/ar/faulkner/cadron/
I'll have to think about Oklahoma for a good while.
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
Posted November 8, 2010, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)
Great idea! I have submitted my Top 5 (plus one honorable mention).
Introducing The Bridgehunter.com Top Bridges That Can Be Saved List
Posted November 7, 2010, by Cliff Darby (clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com)
Very noble cause. I wish I could nominate our only historic Thru-truss, but even though TWO parks were just built under it AND the new bridges will go around it, the locals aren't concerned with history.
