In 2012, Utah DOT inspection showed significant deterioration and reduced the load rating from 25 to 14 tons. Federal funds were to replace this bridge with a new two-lane bridge. The town of Rockville now owns the bridge, so the 247 residents were polled which indicating a preference for keeping the old bridge.
In 2015 Rockville successfully petitioned for the scope of work to change from replacement to rehabilitation, thereby saving the last of the automotive Parker through truss bridges in the state.
While most of the budget is covered by federal funds, about $170,000 needs to be provided by the locals. The town has done volunteer fund raising to assist in saving their bridge.
The rehabilitation also includes upgrades to achieve a modern 25 ton weight rating. The upgrades include: Replacing the stringers with stronger ones Bolting "cover plates" to the bottom of the existing floor beams Bolting plates to the first diagonals to improve compression loading
This is awesome!
We need all communities to Love their historic bridges like this one does!!!
Thanks, Pamela.
The owner info is now updated, and other information improved too.
Please note on your records that the Rockville Bridge is owned by the Town of Rockville and not the National Park Service. Federal and local funding is in place and the bridge will be restored in 2018. Restoration efforts will bring the bridge back to its previous 25 ton load rating while preserving its historic structure and place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rockville is proud of this bridge and extremely pleased that efforts to raise funds to preserve it have been successful.
Thank you!
Preservation efforts:
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2015/10/10/rockville-d...
NRHP Nomination Form Attached.
Rehabilitation complete: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/05/04/raw-roc...