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Caltrans District 4 Photography
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Digital Bridges/Lehigh University
Disappearing Bridges
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Indiana Historic Bridge Marketing Program
King Bridge Company Museum
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National Register of Historic Places (searchable by state)
Ohio's Covered Bridges
Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania
"Pons" (article from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
Quintana Swing Bridge
J. B. Riddel and Associates Bridge Projects
Tohickon Aqueduct
University of Florida Historic Bridge Home Page
Vermont's Covered Bridges
Historic Bridges
in the News
May 2003 archive
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Bridge Could Go to State
Max Brewer swing bridge
Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.)
31 May 2003
Spottsville Bridge Suffers Damage
Spottsville Bridge over the Green River (picture)
WTVW-TV (Evansville, Ind.)
31 May 2003
Endangered and Historic
Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge
Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, Kan.)
31 May 2003
Amelia Earhart Bridge Listed as Endangered Historic Site
Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge (picture)
The News-Press (St. Joseph, Mo.)
30 May 2003
New Eighth Street Bridge Discussed
Four-span camelback truss over the Susquehanna
The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
30 May 2003
PennDOT to Save Bridges
Stone-arch bridges in southeastern Pennsylvania
The Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.)
30 May 2003
Time to Bid a Fond Farewell to the Bridge on the Foss
Murray Morgan Bridge (picture)
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
30 May 2003
Opinions Still Differ on Bridge Issue
Meridian Bridge (link)
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan (Yankton, S.D.)
30 May 2003
Grant Will Lend Assistance to Newfield Bridge Renovation
Newfield Bowstring Bridge (picture)
The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.)
29 May 2003
Officials Fix Up Area by Bridge
Teegarden Centennial Covered Bridge (link)
The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio)
29 May 2003
Historic Bridge to Get New Sides
Blakeman Bridge (picture)
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier (Mattoon and Charleston, Ill.)
28 May 2003
Road Work Begins, Bringing Summer Traffic Snarls
St. Johns Bridge (link, photos)
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
28 May 2003
Seymour Footbridge Named After Man Who Saved It
97-year-old wood-truss bridge for pedestrians
New Haven Register (New Haven, Conn.)
28 May 2003
County Revises Bridge Plans
Two bridges in Tewksbury Township, N.J.
Hunterdon Review (Lebanon, N.J.)
28 May 2003
Pennsylvania's Kinzua Viaduct Gets Emergency Repairs
Kinzua Viaduct (picture, link)
Preservation (Washington)
27 May 2003
Building Bridges Is Lowell Teacher's Desire
Elementary-school bridge project
The Sun (Lowell, Mass.)
27 May 2003
Elizabethton Budget Includes Funding to Build Up, Tear Down
Elizabethton Covered Bridge (picture in earlier story)
Johnson City Press (Johnson City, Tenn.)
27 May 2003
In Richmond Hill, a Trestle's Trouble
Long Island Rail Road elevated line
New York Newsday (New York)
27 May 2003
Residents Want Bridges Saved
Mortonville Stone Arch Bridge, Speakman's Covered Bridge (picture)
The Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.)
26 May 2003
Linley's £95,000 tribute to great Briton
Desk incorporates model Clifton Suspension Bridge (picture, link)
The Daily Telegraph (London)
26 May 2003
Trucker in U.S. Qaeda Bust
Suspension bridges
New York Post (New York)
26 May 2003
A Different Bridge?
New bridge over the Niagara River (picture of Peace Bridge)
The Buffalo News (Buffalo, N.Y.)
25 May 2003
Foster's Bridge Defies Protests to Soar Over French Wilderness
New Millau Viaduct (link, another link)
The Observer (London)
25 May 2003
New Yorkers Celebrate 120 Years of Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge (picture, link)
The Associated Press (New York)
24 May 2003
Gap is Wide on Trail Bridge Issue
Proposed bridge for Long Trail
Rutland Herald (Rutland, Vt.)
24 May 2003
Bridge Renovation on Schedule
Keesler Bridge (picture, link)
The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.)
23 May 2003
N.Y. Cabbie Arrested After Explosives Inquiry, Tour of Miami Port
Miami drawbridges
The Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
23 May 2003
Bridge Fix Bids Exceed Estimates
Coos Bay railroad bridge (photo)
The World (Coos Bay, Ore.)
23 May 2003
Volunteers Build Trail Bridge in Saltsburg
Railroad bridges reused for trail
Blairsville Dispatch (Blairsville, Pa.)
23 May 2003
CMU Students Design Bridge for Trail
Proposed pedestrian bridge over Conemaugh River (pictures)
Blairsville Dispatch (Blairsville, Pa.)
23 May 2003
New Island Pond Footbridge Spans History
New covered pedestrian bridge crossing rail line)
The Calendonian-Record (St. Johnsbury, Vt.)
22 May 2003
Wilbur Road Bridge Still a Contentious Issue
Wilbur Road Bridge
The Manchester Enterprise (Manchester, Mich.)
22 May 2003
Bridge Talks Apparently Show Progress
Big Four Bridge (picture)
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
21 May 2003
Commercial River Traffic Asked to Avoid Bridge
Government Bridge over the Mississippi (picture, excellent link)
The Associated Press (Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.)
20 May 2003
Covered Bridge to Move to Monroe County
Cedar Ford Bridge (link)
The Associated Press (Bloomington, Ind.)
20 May 2003
Arch Bridge Combines Art, Function
Virgin River bridge (picture)
The Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
20 May 2003
Wagon Wheel Bridge Preservation Sought
Wagon Wheel Bridge (picture)
Boone Today (Boone, Iowa)
19 May 2003
Downed Wires Shut North Jersey Coast Line Service
Swing bridge, Perth Amboy, N.J. (picture)
WNBC-TV (New York)
19 May 2003
Walk This Way
Pedestrian Bridge: Duisberg, Germany, 1999 (picture)
The New York Times (New York)
18 May 2003
Potential Builders of New Bay Bridge Still Waiting to Commit
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (link)
San Mateo County Times (Oakland, Calif.)
17 May 2003
Historic Bridge Closed for Repairs
Swing bridge, Georgia (picture)
The Courier Herald (Dublin, Ga.)
17 May 2003
Downtown Rail Bridges Need New Path
Rail bridges in Davenport, Iowa
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
16 May 2003
State of Emergency Declared in Marquette
Bridges along the Dead River, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
The Associated Press (Marquette, Mich.)
16 May 2003
Mayor: Rock Road Bridge to Stay Open (second story on page)
Rock Road Bridge, Ontario, Ohio
News Journal (Mansfield, Ohio)
16 May 2003
Greenway Trail Section in Farmington to Open This Month
Trail includes two former railroad bridges
The Farmington Valley Post (Bristol, Conn.)
15 May 2003
Community Divided Over Bottleneck Bridge
Kopu Swing Bridge (link)
The New Zealand Herald (Aukland)
15 May 2003
Boone Supervisors Try to Preserve Bridge
Wagon Wheel Bridge (picture)
The Tribune (Ames, Iowa)
14 May 2003
Back Road Bridge Closed for Repairs
Back Road Bridge
Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.)
14 May 2003
Committee Vote Advances Newfield Bridge Project
Newfield Bowstring Bridge (picture)
The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.)
14 May 2003
Caltrans Eases New Bay Bridge Schedule
New east span for San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (link)
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Calif.)
14 May 2003
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Four Bears Bridge
Four Bears Bridge (picture, excellent link)
The Minot Daily News (Minot, N.D.)
13 May 2003
New Hope for Old Bridge
Wabash River Bridge, New Harmony, Ind.
The Carmi Times (Carmi, Ill.)
13 May 2003
Elizabethton Event to Have Something Old, Something New
Elizabethton Covered Bridge (picture)
Johnson City Press (Johnson City, Tenn.)
13 May 2002
Rising River Docks Delta Queen
Wheeling Suspension Bridge (link)
The Times Leader (Martins Ferry, Ohio
12 May 2003
Neighbors Battle Covered-Bridge Fire
Ramp's Bridge (pictures)
The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
12 May 2003
Harmar Span Gets 'Bridge of Flowers'
Harmar Train Bridge (link to picture)
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (Parkersburg, W. Va.)
12 May 2003
Sunset Beach Anticipates Bridge
High bridge to replace 50-year-old pontoon swing bridge (picture, link)
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
12 May 2003
Bridge Project Brings Lessons to Life
Bridge models by sixth-graders (picture)
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
12 May 2003
De Pere Spirit: Group Pushes for 'Living Bridge'
Claude Allouez Bridge (link)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisc.)
10 May 2003
120th B'Day Bash for B'klyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge (link)
New York Post (New York)
10 May 2003
Kinzua Viaduct Project Remains on Track
Kinzua Viaduct (picture, link)
The Times Herald (Olean, N.Y.)
9 May 2003
Bridging a Community's Past, Future
Dix Bridge (picture)
The Saratogian (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
9 May 2003
Bridge Deal 'Major Breakthrough,' But More Issues Loom
Meridian Bridge (link)
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan (Yankton, S.D.)
9 May 2003
River Rescue Bid for Roman Bridge
Roman bridge over the Tyne River
The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
9 May 2003
Bridge Issue Tops Meeting
Bell's Ford Covered Bridge (link, picture)
The Tribune (Seymour, Ind.)
7 May 2003
Bid to Raise Bridge Tolls May Boost Dumbarton Rail
Dumbarton Cutoff rail bridge (link)
The Almanac (Menlo Park, Calif.)
7 May 2003
Professor Lauded for Artful Engineering
Swiss bridge engineers (picture)
The Princeton Packet (Princeton, N.J.)
6 May 2003
Shortway Bridge Soon to Go Away
Shortway Bridge
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
6 May 2003
Erie Canal Crossings Get Scarce in Ogden
Erie Canal bridges
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)
6 May 2003
Local Park Gets National Honor
Historic Bridge Park, Emmett Township, Mich. (picture, link)
Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Mich.)
6 May 2003
Placing Church Street Extension Bridge Truss a High Drama
New truss span in New Haven (picture)
New Haven Register (New Haven, Conn.)
5 May 2003
Bridge Owners Seek to Resolve Dispute
Big Four Bridge (link)
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
5 May 2003
Work at Shoal Creek Bridge Moving Ahead
Shoal Creek Bridge (picture)
The Times Daily (Florence, Ala.)
5 May 2003
Trolley Contractors Complete Concrete Shell of Station and Begin Work on New Pedestrian Bridge
New arch bridge at San Diego State U. (picture)
SDSUniverse (San Diego)
5 May 2003
Half of Allegheny Bridges in Bad Shape
Bridges of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh)
4 May 2003
Historical Marker to Be Dedicated at Northport Riverbank
Former bridges over the Warrior River between Northpoint and Tuscaloosa
The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
4 May 2003
Officials Say Deal Near on Meridian Bridge Preservation
Meridian Bridge (link)
The Associated Press (Yankton, S.D.)
3 May 2003
County to Seek Federal Funds to Replace Bridge
Blake Road concrete truss
The Madison Courier (Madison, Ind.)
3 May 2003
Highlights in U.S.-French History
Suspension-bridge technique introduced in U.S.
The Associated Press
3 May 2003
Over the Top
Fixed bridge replaces drawbridge on U.S. 90, Pascagoula, Miss.
The Mississippi Press (Pascagoula, Miss.)
3 May 2003
Bridgetenders Ready To Open Pascagoula Bridge For Last Time
Old drawbridge on U.S. 90, Pascagoula, Miss.
WLOX-TV (Biloxi, Miss.)
2 May 2003
Officials: Bridge Work Would Interfere With Festival
Covered bridge celebration (link)
Johnson City Press (Johnson City, Tenn)
2 May 2003
Historic Village Stymied on Span
Claycomb Covered Bridge (link)
The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.)
1 May 2003
Covered Bridge Trashed by Vandals
New covered bridge on Calumet Bike Trail (picture)
The Times (Munster, Ind.)
1 May 2003
County Seeks to Preserve Rare Bridge
1875 Massillon Bridge Co. bowstring truss
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
30 April 2003
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