What, you've never seen a bridge for sale before?
Monday, November 26, 2007
The national news has picked up this story
about the village of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, offering an abandoned truss bridge
for sale for $1. They intend to sell the bridge to somebody who will haul it off for scrap.
Hopefully, a buyer possessing a little more sense will come along with a plan to preserve
this historic structure. The bridge, a classic pin-connected Pratt through truss,
appears to be in decent shape. Featuring a
100-foot span, it shouldn't
be that difficult to disassemble and relocate elsewhere.
I should point out that many states, counties, and cities will gladly give away unneeded bridges to people and organizations willing to dismantle and move them. So this isn't that big of a deal, despite the media attention.