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Sigh.
It's not a UCEB. And that holiday decoration has long been removed - long before the new bridge construction.
The Bostater Road bridge was replaced this spring. The old bridge was demolished sometime last fall.
Attached is a picture of the old Bend Road Bridge I was able to get from the Defiance County Engineers Office. Like everyone else who had never seen the old bridge I was curious to see what it looked like.
It is rather difficult unless you can get permission from the homeowner on the Northwest side. I have seen kids jumping off of it that got there by way of canoe.
If you live in that area it might be worth checking into...the bridge might still be intact but just closed off.
Apparently, this bridge is now gone. Signs at each end of the road say, "Bridge Out -- Local Traffic Only"
I visited the Orange Road Bridge today --17 May 2012. It is still standing. It's by passed and closed but no road or walk way going up to it. I have included a picture of the bridge from really the only place to get one now.
Is it not possible to get to this bridge?
Some photographs from 1945 of the original Jefferson Barracks Bridge from the Department of Transportation Collection at the Mo State Archives.
The feature intersected is Choctawhatchee River
Mr. Vance is correct. The photos show the 175th Street Bridge (immediately to the west) which has recently been added to the website. It is good to have both bridges on here, but perhaps the webmaster could move the photograps to the correct bridge.
Thanks to Mr. LeMasters for documenting these bridges.
And the whole 44 minutes is pretty darn okay....lots of great up close information. And we would love to work on as many bridge projects as we can, but the education of everyone, from the owner/bridge lover to the craftsmen to the engineer to the operators - these bridges can be!!!!
thanks for watching.
Maybe we should set up some state wide viewing sessions - get your friends together for pizza and a movie....
and the music doesn't suck either...
THIS VIDEO IS WELL WORTH WATCHING.
Here is a link to a photo of an older deck truss resting on those stone piers. It appears to have been taken from the new northbound bridge in 1955 before the superstructure was replaced on the southbound bridge.
http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?assetId=35952
The street view shows a similar but much longer bridge in this location. Possibly the new photos are of the next bridge to the west on this old alignment of US 81.
the trailer for the documentary is on You Tube at: http://youtu.be/fsbM9_g04j8
It shows just a bit of the construction project and why we do what we do.
The Historic Roads Conference in Indianapolis has accepted our paper for presentation as well and I will present a 20 minute version in September. Of course that costs money so we will have to figure that out.
Worth it to get the word out about bridge restorations as economically viable projects. Get America Workin' Bridges......
Indeed that had come to mind when I saw this one.
Came across the other one in 2010 and was amazed at portal treatments...guess I just forgot to take the time back then to see what else this county had to offer.
It is indeed a Warren bedstead that has it's legs buried in concrete.
Just to verify, all of the photos displayed are, in fact, of the I-24/I-69 bridge over the Tennessee River (Calvert City, KY). Photo #1 may be compared with the sunset image I've uploaded, taken this past Sunday (5-13-2012) from below the Kentucky Lake Dam (compare the hi-tension towers in the back ground).
This is definitely an interesting bridge, despite its relatively recent construction date. In addition to being a curved T-beam bridge, it also features those classic Kansas ballustrades.
This bridge replaced an earlier T-Beam that still carries traffic on the old alignment about 1/2 mile to the south.
Hello Bridge Hunger! This bridge is located in my home town and the pic is great. Your website is super cool and extremely informative. I've lived in Maryland my whole life and had no idea there were so many bridges in our little state. My folks live near the Cabin John bridge and yours is the best shot of it I've ever seen. Great work!!
Tony,
Don't forget the bridge has a stylistically similar truss companion not too far away either: http://www.bridgehunter.com/md/baltimore-city/200000BC6510010/
14 feet seems a little narrow for a 1954 bridge too.
This does not look like a bedstead to me. Or are the legs encased in concrete?
I am away from my notes, but I believe the round struts indicate this is one of (two?) bridges built by Gilbert and Smith of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Long Shoals Bridge was approved for move by the KSHS. The request has now moved to Washington, DC for approval by the Keeper. It will then be eligible for grant funding for the restoration. I was told that the piers and approaches are being engineers as part of the park loop road in Fort Scott, so those expenses have already found funding.
This is good news in a week with very little other good news. More will be revealed.
Rebecca,
I agree with you that this truss is a little light for a 1954 construction date. It is also different than any standard drawings I looked at for the era.
I am going to speculate that the truss was designed by the Bureau of Public Roads in the 1920's and was relocated from somewhere in Southern Oregon to Cobleigh Road.
I’ll continue looking into it and get back to you if I find anything.
MG
After September, 2011 the bridge was slightly damaged due to flooding but was still in use until a second flooding occurred in November, 2011. At that time the bridge was closed off and removed sometime in January, 2012.
Currently (5/2012) the bridge is still out and has yet to be replaced or repaired.
Yeah it is a Deck Girder; my bad on that one.
Jodi once gain big thanks for finding that info, I haven't had time to look up or do many bridge hunts so far as of this posting. :)
New truss span now in place, concrete to be poured soon for decking, plans are to reopen May 27. Outstanding work by Hall Contracting, whose bid incidentally was several million $ below others. Amazing work for some good ole Kentucky folks. RCB
Sad news for bridge lovers... The bridge will be replaced later this year with a completion date set in 2013. At least we were spared a couple extra years as this bridge was originally to have been replaced by 2008.
http://newsandtribune.com/local/x915980518/Floyd-County-preparing-for-busy-road-season
Very unique round struts!
WOW...this one is amazing!
Can't believe I've been cruising around this site for over 5 years now and missed it until now!
I believe that just because the railroad has been abandoned, the classification of the bridge class as a railroad bridge would not be changed. It's still a railroad bridge because that was what it was built as.
This bridge has been bypassed but is still visible as of April 2012.
Such a gross replacement, even MOBs have at least a sense of aesthetic charm to them.
If you look closely, you can see that the piers were likley encased. From the top of the bridge you can see the stone...
Reply to Heather and all,
The pictures requested unfortunately would not get much better than the ones seen on this site under "Opossum Creek ICRR Bridge". The pictures of that bridge are actually of the south half of the double arches. After the TR 303 arch began to spall, the abandoned railroad embankment was cut and the road now goes through with no overhead structure. It's a shame really, but for safety and funding reasons it was the best decision. As far as hauntings go, I have never heard of any mysterious happenings and have deer hunted the property for 15+ years. There was however a mountain lion in the area a few years back that was witnessed by many.
Mike,
This bridge seems to be unique among the Oregon trusses... Do you have any thoughts about the construction date? 1954 seems too late to me, based on the lightweight structure and tiny gussets.
I agree with Mr. Goff. Some have argued that a Parker with stiffening struts automatically becomes a Pennsylvania, (In need to relocate the source) but I have never thought of it that way. Of course, I am not a bridge engineer, so I am hoping to hear some other opinions on that matter.
Fmiser,
You are correct in that this truss is a Parker and not a Pennsylvania. I can understand some confusion due to the stiffening struts through the middle to the truss web members.
The data for this bridge state it is a Pennsylvania truss. As I understand, a Pennsylvania would have half-length diagonals and verticals connecting to the lower half of the full-length diagonals. I don't see any. Thus I think these are actually Parker trusses.
So, I'm changing the "Design" to Parker. If I'm wrong, slap me and change it back. :)
Looking good Bob!...thank you for the update!
Glad to see the added supports have been removed as well!
Update: The north kingspost is repaired, looks about ready for paint and the deck.
I guess that could be true depending on when the flatcar was built...but unless said flatcar has been used as a "bridge" for say 50 years or more then it's history would logically be tied to railroad use and not bridge use.
The bottom line is that we all can interpret it however we want and make our own choice on the subject. And like Mike, I choose not to acknowledge these structures and add them to this site.
Au contraire, railroad cars are historical. Saying they aren't historical in any sense is just as daft and nonsensical as saying that bridge type X isn't historical because YOU have a problem with it because you don't like it.
I have to agree with Mike on this one.
Although they might be sort of whimsical in a sense, they really aren't historic and just distract from those that are.
Would make a great entry for site about recycling!
I'd have to guess the Twin Cities metropolitain area would have the most. Not really a city, but the Twin Cities has A LOT of pedestrian and bike trails, so I believe that they would have a lot of pedestrian bridges as well.
Hello. I am trying to find out which city has the most linear feet dedicated solely to pedestrian bridges. I am from Little Rock, AR, and in the last few years, the city has built and renovated four pedestrian bridges crossing rivers - three crossing the Arkansas and one crossing the Maumelle River. These four bridges comprise roughly 14,000 linear feet. I know some other cities might have more feet than that in regards to bridges that have pedestrian lanes tacked on to traffic lanes. But so far, I cannot determine that any have more feet in regards to pedestrian bridges only. If anyone has any information on this subject, I would really appreciate hearing from you. Thanks!
This bridge was likely removed when the Ames-Slater line was abandoned in the 80s
There are many of these railroad car bridges throughout Oregon both public and private. The counties liked to use them on low volume roads and they make great farm bridges. In fact I have an uncle that has recently built a few of these for farmers in Southwest Washington.
I personally will not be adding any of these to the site from the Pacific Northwest. I just believe structures like these muddy up the waters of what is a bridge worth saving and what is not.
It is just an opinion, feel free to disagree and call me crazy.
Carry on the great bridge hunting
Discussion in local Logansport Newspaper about possibly replacing this bridge. Here is the link http://pharostribune.com/local/x2089091886/Replacement-plan
May 14, 2012
Replacement plan
INDOT ‘generally agreed’ to new Market Street bridge
by Jason M. Rodriguez Pharos-Tribune
The nearly 100-year-old Market Street bridge over the Eel River in Logansport may be completely replaced by the Indiana Department of Transportation as part of a Hoosier Heartland Highway land swap.
Cass County will inherit four bridges from the state and the state will take three bridges from the county that are on a new route for Ind. 25 through Logansport.
Among the bridges inherited by the county is the Market Street bridge, with an estimated $6 million replacement cost.
The state has vowed to either replace or repair the bridges going to the county, and the latest talks have included the state offering to replace that bridge, said Cass County Highway Superintendent Jeff Smith.
“The last discussion we had that was, I won’t say set in stone, but it was generally agreed that that bridge would be replaced by INDOT,” Smith said. “That’s what we were left with in our last discussion.”
But Smith said that discussion was a while ago and several personnel changes at the LaPorte district office has stalled some of the conversations.
“We’ve been trying to get some more information out of INDOT on that, and so far we’ve come up empty,” Smith said.
The state and county have until next month to hash out the agreement, state officials have said.
Matt Deitchley, spokesman for the LaPorte district office, said there is no official offer on the table, so he couldn’t elaborate on details of negotiations.
“To my understanding, it looks like the talks are still ongoing,” he said. “Nothing has officially been offered.”
The state is required to maintain ownership of no more than a certain number of miles of roadway. To maintain that number, it relinquishes ownership to local government entities in exchange for the land it needs for various projects. It also gives the local governments a cash payout to assist in the maintenance of the roads, or bridges in this case.
The bridges the county will inherit in the deal are two carrying the current route of Ind. 25 over Goose Creek and Whipperman Ditch, one taking Cicott Street over the Wabash River and the fourth carrying Market Street.
The county, in turn, will relinquish ownership of a bridge on Burlington Avenue south of Biddle Street and the two bridges north and south of Biddle's Island.
Beside the Market Street bridge, the remaining three structure the county would inherit have an estimated repair and replacement cost of about $10 million in the next decade.
In December, the state worked out a land relinquishment deal with the city of Logansport where the city accepted nearly two miles of state road for $3.5 million, which is what it costs the state, over 10 years, to maintain that road.
As for the county relinquishment, the timing of when the Market Street bridge would be closed off for replacement, if the deal goes through, is also something that is up in the air.
“We don’t know the timeline on that,” Smith said, “if it would happen before the rest of it occurs or if they would relinquish with that understanding that the bridge would be done at some point after that.”
• Jason M. Rodriguez is news editor of the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached at 574-732-5117 or jason.rodriguez@pharostribune.com.
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When I lived in bettendorf a few years ago is when they really started having problems with people hitting this bridge. I will take pictures when I'm there again but it's incredible how many signs and warnings have been put up leading to the bridge and people still hit it regularly.
Here is another atricle on the funding for the bridge replacement. I know this has been in the works for a while and htey are already working on projects along I-74 to accomodate the replacement but I didn't knwo that the entire funding had not been finalized. It looks like this will still take a few more years to even start the construction.
The bridge has claimed another victim: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564947_415202978510841_228143710550103_1324238_919892049_n.jpg
Do you believe there's more than one of these!
It looks as if the piers were updated as well. From the photo they appear to be concrete which would date it from sometime about or after 1900. Cut stone was the standard in the 1880's.
I am going to try to go to Navarre this week to see if I can inform people about what is about to happen and educate them about the importance of preserving this bridge.
Just a wee observational note that applies to railroad names, and, as I've observed, most builders as they're categorized on this site: An ampersand (the symbol "&") is commonly used in place of the actual word "and", please take that into consideration in naming/categorizing. Also, double-checking never hurt anyone (as far as my knowledge goes).
when I was here, I saw a rattlesnake. Anyone visiting this bridge should use extreme caution, as there is known to be rattlesnakes around here...
The Bonny Eagle Bridge will be replaced.
With a slew of pedestrian bridges added recently one has to wonder if the bridges featured in the article below will be deemed historic or notable to future generations.
This one is getting a rehab as well. http://www.dmgov.org/Departments/Finance/PDF/CIP2012_BridgeCIP12.pdf
Scheduled to be rehabbed: http://www.dmgov.org/Departments/Finance/PDF/CIP2012_BridgeCIP12.pdf
Scheduled to be rehabbed: http://www.dmgov.org/Departments/Finance/PDF/CIP2012_BridgeCIP12.pdf
Scheduled to be rehabbed: http://www.dmgov.org/Departments/Finance/PDF/CIP2012_BridgeCIP12.pdf
the C&NWHS showed me built records. It is 1896...
Yep, and the spans from this bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/il/rock-island/rock-river/ were the original spans at this location, as evidenced in this historical photo from Augustana College: http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/augsc&CISOPTR=332&DMSCALE=79.89348&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20bridge&REC=15&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
Phillip: It is a restricted area, however when I asked a policeman for directions, he said it's tucked down in the woods and nobody ever calls the cops. He said that the police don't even patrol down there because it's not city property, it's Union Pacific Property.
The east side of this bridge has been cleared significantly, allowing for a good view of the entire approach span. Also, there is a way to get to the bank on the west side if you are careful enough...
This bridge is at the location of the original bridge across the slough.
A shame to see the bridge go, but if it was as beat up as it appears in the photos, perhaps it was for the best.
Truck drivers should know their vehicle height or not be driving.
It is reported that people would hit the southern barrier about once a week.
Wellington over River Des Peres is no more.
A few older photographs here ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/sets/72157629686381426/with/3675195620/ ), some of which show that the Sabine Street Bridge, built in 1924 and on the National Register of Historic Places, is not of riveted deck girder design but is concrete t-beam, as indicated here ( http://bridgehunter.com/tx/harris/bh50784/ )
the world premiere of the documentary will be held on june 7 @ 2 pm at the Capital Theater in Burlington, IA for the 1st Annual Snake Alley Festival of Films.
lvery nice.
Thanks for sharing the pic! A very nice Parker truss, indeed.
Hello!
This bridge is amazing to get night shots of, it's located in the river market and the lighting is amazing. Sure there's some graffiti on it, but it adds to the effect.
I'm from Newark :) The power plant you see is run by Entergy and it's NOT nuclear. It actually is a transfer plant for the South Ward of New Orleans (The South Ward gets its power from the Newark plant.) Growing up I heard so many stories of the "Cry Baby Bridge" as so many people have. To be honest despite its age and prestige, this is a VERY creepy bridge!
I visited the old river bridge today. The Bridge WAS used in the opening scenes of Sling Blade. I saw a Benton Police Officer and asked him about it, he said it IS off limits and there IS a gate that prohibits vehicles from traveling there however it's tucked away in the woods and there are rarely any police reports of trespassing there. There is NO approach to the bridge so it's not possible to get on it UNLESS you want to take the risk of being bitten by one of the 6 Water Moccasins I saw on my trip. About 100 yards upstream there is an ACTIVE train trussel however I don't think it's accessible from the Benton side, you need to go a little south to Haskell to get on, i'm not sure though.
Just in case any of you have $2,400 lying about: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HISTORIC-P-E-Lane-Builder-Iron-Bridge-Plaque-from-1888-AMAZING-condition-/280859683511?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41648aaab7
Looks to me like it's a bowstring pony truss. It's the diagonals members that make it a truss, and I see those.
The details are hard to see, but it sure looks like it could be one built by King Iron Bridge & Mfg Co. From http://kingbridgeco.com/siapaper.html it seems he was pretty busy building bridges in the late 1800s. So if the photos were from 1916, the bowstring bridge could be 40 years old.
I do agree that it appears they are removing the bowstring after installing the concrete bridge. Notice the coursed stonework abutment. It sure looks older than the concrete.
Bridge permanently closed per May 10th, 2012 article
I remember crossing this bridge once in the late 1940s, when I was about eight or nine years old. It had a wooden deck, was a narrow one lane, and moved more than I liked. In fact, I think the entire family objected to crossing it but Daddy was in charge and we went over. It felt good to complete the trek.
Daddy was born in Pocahontas in 1905. This bridge opened in 1912. We moved from Pocahontas when I was a baby but traveled back for visits in the late 1940s and 1950s. Daddy always pointed out the bridge, as well as the old ice plant near the Pochontas end where my grandfather had once been the chief engineer. In 1986 I took my own family for a visit, the first time I had been to the area in 30 years. They were preparing to dismantle the bridge just a few months after our visit. I later obtained a Pocahontas newspaper (dated 9 October 1986) which gave the story. They tried to pull the bridge off its foundations with cables and bulldozers, but the Old Lady won that battle. They finally had to use 20 sticks of dynamite to loosen it up enough to topple it. It took them almost a week to get that far, as if the bridge was fighting them. The bridge weighed an estimated two-million pounds, and when built was the longest swing bridge in the country. Amazing enough it swung by man-power alone. It was balanced well enough, and the gears were such, that two men would stand on the turn-stile with a T-shaped handle and turn the bridge with no help. Too bad it could not have been saved.
Is there a proper way to add a line-drawing to a bridge page? I seem to recall seeing it on some bridge I looked at once. Anyway, I made a not-necessarily-to-scale drawing of a bridge and figured it could be nice to add to it's page here.
It is currently an svg file, or I can convert it to .png, or .pdf, or something else.
Should I just upload it as a picture? Or is there a better place?
-- fm
If anybody would wish to help me educate a lawmaker here is the email address of the assistant that sent me that letter. Zack Milkovich is a good guy as well and will listen.
Carolyn.Thompson@ohr.state.oh.us
http://bridgehunter.com/ia/muscatine/mad-creek/
http://bridgehunter.com/ia/muscatine/eight-mile/
http://bridgehunter.com/il/rock-island/barber-creek/
Danke schon, bitte.
Well, I saw it for the first time in 1975, so it's almost 40 at the very least. It looks like just a bunch of welded angle iron. My guess would be 1960's-70's, but it's just a guess.
That letter states, in regards to relocating and reusing truss bridges "...this is an unheard practice in today’s technological age." Sure, its unheard of... if you are deaf. It happens all the time.
The letter also states "Because of the inherent nature of the truss bridge, it is not an ideal form of construction compared to current standards and the trusses need to be replaced to ensure safety."
That statement is obviously nonsense derived from the "fracture critical" issue being interpreted incorrectly.
The truth: Fracture critical bridges are NOT unsafe if they receive basic maintenance and inspection, and if the trusses are protected from impact damage by a crash-tested guardrail.
I cannot tell what the age of the bridge is. If it is riveted, it is noteworthy. Are there rivets? If it is welded, and is pre-1940, its noteworthy.
Update:
On May 10, 2012, the temporary truss span was completed and loaded onto a barge.
All things considered, I have my doubts about the inclusion of this bridge on here. It's like driving several hours to see a 19th century covered bridge and finding something that was built in 1971 out of the scraps from the family room project. That might just be me, though. ;-)
I filed a complaint through YouTube and the video in question was gone within a few hours. Pretty impressive. I also got an apology from the guy who posted it, who is an English teacher. He said that he just assumed that the photo was in the public domain since it was on Flickr and used it. He remembered the bridge from trips he made to Gatlinburg as a kid, which was why I took the picture in the first place. He mentioned something about the possibility of continuing to use the picture, but I'm not sure how I'm going to respond to him just yet. I'm a bit conflicted about the idea.
Dear Mr. Goold,
Thank you for contacting the office of State Representative Zack Milkovich. I researched the bridge in question and also spoke to ODOT regarding this project and wanted to share the information that I discovered with you. According to ODOT, this is truss bridge that was originally built in the 1920’s and sat on route 224. It was moved to its current site in the 1940’s. Although this is an unheard practice in today’s technological age, it was not an uncommon practice at the time. The last major repairs done to this structure were in the late 1980’s/ early 1990’s.
The bridge is currently listed in marginal condition. Because of the inherent nature of the truss bridge, it is not an ideal form of construction compared to current standards and the trusses need to be replaced to ensure safety. In addition, the construction will widen the road, again, so this bridge will meet current safety standards. Resurfacing will also take place.
The projected start date will take place in 2013. 80% of the funding for this project is from federal funds and the remaining 20% are state funds, mainly from the gasoline tax.
I hope that I was able to answer all of your questions. If you should have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Thompson
Legislative Aide
State Representative Zack Milkovich
77 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
614-644-6037
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To: District03
Subject: Bridge near Navarre
John Goold
1640 Glenmount Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44301
Phone: 3307853898
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Comments:
Here is something more whimsical and lighter then what I have been discussing in the past. Rte 21 is the Rte 66 of Eastern Ohio. It is very historic and a lot of historians set out to travel the original sections of that road to find a glimpse of the past. The section near Navarre is one of the last major sections of this road and seems to have maintained a lot of its historical integrity. There is a beautiful small highway truss bridge that greets visitors to the town of Navarre as they enter from the south. It has obviously been well maintained and is as wide as the adjacent highway. It probably needs a little deck work but is in otherwise good shape. It fits in well with the historic nature of the highway and the town and only 4900 vehicles cross the bridge each day. As these bridges become more rare it will eventually draw tourists to both the county and the state. My question is with money so tight why are we spending 3 to 5 million dollars to replace this bridge when t!
here are so many other more urgent priorities?
Respectfully,
John Goold
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National Register of Historic Places Delists McIntyre (McDowell) Bridge For Immediate Release
GRINNELL, IOWA -- May 20, 2012 Two years and nine months after the McIntyre Bridge (aka McDowell) was swept off downstream the State Historic Preservation Office on March 28, 2012 asked the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) to take away the designation. SHPO by declaration on December 21, 2009 had concurred with Marlin Ingalls’Technical Advisory Report that there was enough historic material remaining for the span to remain on eligible for the National Register.
Being delisted from the NRHP means that the bridge is not eligible for the Historic Development Resource Grant (HDRP) that is granted annually by SHPO through funds provided by the Iowa legislature. We have tried for two years to win this grant and had hoped that this would finally be the year where bridge repairs would be funded, stated Julie Bowers, Executive Director of NSRGA. We are very disappointed in our SHPO, and wonder what changed”.
A site survey was scheduled for summer of 2012 utilizing grant funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. NSRGA was granted an extension of time to put this survey together while finding more funds for the match. The National Trust will be contacted to see if we remain eligible to use those grant funds after being delisted from the NRHP.
The association’s intention is to find the funds and product donors to rebuild the bridge in Grinnell, Iowa in the fall of 2012. Howard McDonough has offered a place just southeast of Grinnell for the hands on seminar. The workshop will be marketed to engineers, students, welders and steel fabricators interested in learning the crafts utilized in iron truss bridge repair. Heat Straightening eye-bars, welding angle to fabricate the vertical posts, hot riveting, fabricating the laterals and diagonal rods and repairing the top chord span will be topics covered over the two week workshop. The bridge will then be put back together and reset over the N. Skunk River.
Workin’ Bridges documentary of the restoration of Piano Bridge, an 1885 Pratt trust built by the King Iron Bridge Company has been submitted to the Snake Alley Festival of Films in Burilngton, Iowa June 8-11. The documentary educates while entertaining the viewer on construction methods for iron truss bridge repair from the lift to the reset. It features interviews with John Barton, Chief Engineer of Texas Department of Transportation and Nels Raynor of BACH Steel who will be overseeing all of the repairs of the McIntyre Bowstring. The distribution plan is being generated and samples have been sent to television/cable outlets. The dvd’s will be available for sale through NSRGA in June.
Enclosures:
Eligibility Statement from SHPO 12/21/09
NRHP Letter to Delist the bridge
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Nathan:
In most cases, I would think that you are right about contacting them directly. My suspicion is that this was a foreign site - ie the type that SOPA was directed at (although I think that SOPA was the wrong approach, but that is a different topic for a different day).
Thus, I don't think that contacting those guys, which I did, would have done much good.
It is my understanding that current law provides for "automatic copyright" That is, if you create intellectual material, it is by default copyright, even if you don't have the old fashioned copyright notice. Doesn't matter if you post it on the Internet. The only exception is if you post your intellectual material to a third party website like Facebook or BridgeHunter, their policy, if they choose to have such a policy, may allow them to gain rights to your materials.
If someone used your photo without permission I would try contacting them directly. Chances are it was a misunderstanding and they will fix it.
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