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Structurae: International Database and Gallery of Structures
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Tohickon Aqueduct
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in the News
November 2003 archive
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Drawing the Bridge
Pisgah Covered Bridge, near Asheboro, N.C. (link)
News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
30 November 2003
Sauvie Island Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Sauvie Island Bridge needs image spanning its city and rural roots
Sauvie Island Bridge, Oregon (Web site)
The Oregonian (Portland)
30 November 2003
Men hope to develop 700-mile trail
Lied Platte River bridge (picture)
The Associated Press (Lincoln, Neb.)
29 November 2003
I-490 bridge will be unique
New arch bridge, Rochester, N.Y. (Web site for new bridge, photos of existing span)
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)
28 November 2003
Riegelsville bridge (HABS/HAER)
Riegelsville bridge to get party, repairs as centennial presents
Riegelsville free bridge, Bucks County, Pa. (Web site)
The Express-Times (Easton, Pa.)
28 November 2003
Boats blocked as rail firm welds bridge
Swing bridge, Norfolk, England
Eastern Daily Press (Norwich, England)
27 November 2003
County offers Tewksbury compromise on bridge paving
Two one-lane bridges, Tewksbury township, New Jersey
Hunterdon Review (Lebanon, N.J.)
26 November 2003
Closure will be 'bridge too far'
Hayhurst Swing Bridge, Northwich, England (picture)
The Chronicle (Northwich, England)
26 November 2003
Funding earmarked for Blackford bridge
Blackford bridge, Kentucky (Web site, earlier article with picture)
The Journal Enterprise (Providence, Ky.)
26 November 2003
Designs for a new concrete bridge backed
Bridge over Severn River, England
Shropshire Star (Telford, England)
26 November 2003
Tobacco companies help rebuild burned trestles
Kettle Valley Railway trestles (Web site)
Canadian Press (Kelowna, British Columbia)
25 November 2003
Lucin Cutoff shaves hours from Promontory rail route
Trestle-causeway across the Great Salt Lake (Web site)
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City)
25 November 2003
Preservation work honored
Former L&N Railroad bridge (good pictures)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio)
25 November 2003
Marker dedicated to college's historic bridge
Henszey's wrought-iron truss bridge, Summerdale, Pa. (Web site)
The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
24 November 2003
Bridge to be closed for replacement project
19th-century stone-arch bridge, Pleasant Mount, Pa. (picture)
The Wayne Independent (Honesdale, Pa.)
24 November 2003
Corridor D bridge's design selected
New bridge, Parkersburg, W. Va.
The Marietta Times (Marietta, Ohio)
24 November 2003
Vesey Street Bridge Opens to Quiet, but Grateful, Crowd
Pedestrian bridge, World Trade Center site
The New York Times (New York)
24 November 2003
Railway engineers a solution
Railroad trestle, Chowchilla, Calif.
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, Calif.)
24 November 2003
Strong and surprisingly nimble, daredevil workers rebuild Ford Bridge
Ford Bridge, Minneapolis (pictures, more pictures)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
23 November 2003
NWA still without design plan, funds to widen Flat Bridge
Flat Bridge, Jamaica (pictures)
The Jamaica Observer (Kingston, Jamaica)
23 November 2003
Rural and picturesque reminders of years past
Bridges of Humboldt County, Calif. (Berta's Ranch Road bridge, Zane's Road bridge)
The Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.)
23 November 2003
Rogue River Bridge -- Two More Years to Go
New Depot Street bridge, Rogue River, Ore. (picture)
Grants Pass News (Grants Pass, Ore.)
21 November 2003
New span to be uncovered in time for September fair
New covered bridge, St. Joseph County fairgrounds, Ohio (picture)
The Toledo Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
21 November 2003
Trestle fire derails Amtrak, freight runs
Railroad trestle, Chowchilla, Calif. (picture)
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, Calif.)
21 November 2003
Wreck destroys bridge
1930s pony-truss bridge over the Milk River, Montana (picture)
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Mont.)
19 November 2003
Historic bridge finds new home along Day Pike
Shannon Creek bridge, Plumville, Ky.
The Ledger Independent (Maysville, Ky.)
19 November 2003
Contractors arrive at viaduct to dismantle faulty structure
Oakland Avenue viaduct, Sharon, Ohio (picture)
The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio)
19 November 2003
Tung-Yen Lin, 1912-2003
Noted structural engineer dies (pictures)
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco)
18 November 2003
Plug pulled on aqueduct to start work
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen, Wales (picture, Web site)
The Shropshire Star (Telford, England)
18 November 2003
New Great Bridge bridge (Army Corps of Engineers)
Great Bridge Bridge could be delayed
New drawbridge over Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Va. (link)
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
18 November 2003
Wind-toppled tree smashes roof of rare Forks span
Twin covered bridges, Forks, Pa. (link, another link)
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg, Pa.)
18 November 2003
Last N.C. Covered Bridge Gains Notice
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Claremont, N.C. (link)
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, N.C.)
18 November 2003
County gets federal money for railroad bridge security
Swing bridge over the Mississippi, Clinton, Iowa (picture)
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa)
18 November 2003
Berkhimer Bridge among the last of its kind
Truss bridge, Humboldt, Iowa (picture on front page)
The Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
17 November 2003
Hendrix professor finishes bridge odyssey
Historic bridges of Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, Ark.)
17 November 2003
Birthday clean for aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen, Wales (picture, Web site)
BBC News (London)
16 November 2003
Waldo-Hancock Bridge in 1936 (George French)
Bridge may get great view
Replacement for Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Maine (picture)
The Associated Press (Augusta, Me.)
16 November 2003
Preserving bridge a community affair
Pisgah Covered Bridge, near Asheboro, N.C. (link)
The Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, N.C.)
16 November 2003
Bye-bye, Bybee
Bybee Bridge, Portland, Ore. (picture)
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
14 November 2003
County's last covered bridge receives makeover
Henninger Farm covered bridge (pictures)
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.)
14 November 2003
Historic bridge's future in jeopardy
Two bridges in Perry, Iowa
The Perry Chief (Perry, Iowa)
14 November 2003
O'Rorke bridge intrigues 17 Irondequoit students
New rolling lift bridge, Irondequoit, N.Y. (picture)
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)
13 November 2003
Boston bridge demolition sets record
Ohio Turnpike bridge, Boston, Ohio (picture)
The Leader (Akron, Ohio)
13 November 2003
Special Report: Bad Bridges
Texas bridges (picture)
KXAS-TV (Fort Worth)
13 November 2003
Some seek to preserve stone-arch bridge
Stone-arch bridge, Spirit, Wisc.
The Bee (Phillips, Wisc.)
13 November 2003
New Lane Avenue Bridge
New cable-stayed bridge, Columbus, Ohio (pictures)
This Week (Worthington, Ohio)
13 November 2003
Placing the final piece
New footbridge, Redding, Calif. (picture)
The Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.)
13 November 2003
Waynesboro bridge opens
Bridge replaces 100-year-old span that collapsed last year in Waynesboro, Miss.
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
13 November 2003
Salford residents lobby for restoring historic bridge
1858 stone-arch bridge, Salford, Pa.
Souderton Independent (Fort Washington, Pa.)
13 November 2003
New Carquinez Strait bridge (Caltrans photo)
Chaos at the Zampa
New Carquinez Strait bridge, Crockett, Calif. (pictures, Web site, another Web site)
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco)
12 November 2003
Repairs to span into 2006
Stone-arch bridges, Seven Bridges Road, Duluth, Minn. (Web site)
Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minn.)
12 November 2003
Designers illustrate visions for a viaduct-free waterfront
Alaskan Way viaduct, Seattle (picture)
The Seattle Times (Seattle)
12 November 2003
State panel eyes landmarks for national honor
Two bridges in Napa, Calif.
The Associated Press (Sacramento, Calif.)
12 November 2003
Workers set to tear down Barrington River Bridge
Concrete-arch bridge, Barrington, R.I. (picture)
Barrington Times (Warren, R.I.)
11 November 2003
A bridge built to the future
New Carquinez Strait bridge, Crockett, Calif. (pictures, Web site, another Web site)
The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)
11 November 2003
Rare design wins a new life for old Howard County bridge
Aluminum-girder bridge, Sykesville, Md. (picture)
The Sun (Baltimore)
11 November 2003
State of emergency urged for drawbridge
Draawbridge, Sanibel Island, Florida (picture)
WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, Fla.)
10 November 2003
Hanalei Bridge (structurae/pre-renovation photo by Dr.-Ing. Malsbender)
Renovated Hanalei Bridge officially blessed
Steel replica of 1912 truss bridge, Kauai, Hawaii (picture, more pictures)
The Garden Island (Lihu'e, Hawaii)
10 November 2003
Historic bridge again open to traffic
Rice's covered bridge, Landisburg, Pa. (picture, another picture)
The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
9 November 2003
Largest suspension bridge in 30 years opens
New Carquinez Strait bridge, Crockett, Calif. (pictures)
The Associated Press (Vallejo, Calif.)
9 November 2003
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Epic restraint with a sense of magnificence
New Carquinez Strait bridge (pictures)
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco)
9 November 2003
Agua Hedionda Lagoon trestle, Calsbad, Calif. (picture)
North County Times (Oceanside, Calif.)
9 November 2003
All-day festival will raise funds for Pisgah bridge
Pisgah Covered Bridge, near Asheboro, N.C. (link)
The Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, N.C.)
8 November 2003
Clambering to success on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Syndey, Australia (link company Web site)
The New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)
8 November 2003
Replacing Lovette Bridge Postponed Again
1937 Oscar B. Lovette steel-truss bridge, Greeneville, Tenn. (picture)
The Greeneville Sun (Greeneville, Tenn.)
8 November 2003
Lagoon Drawbridge Gets Patches for Its Final Chapter of Service
Lagoon Pond drawbridge, Martha's Vineyard (pictures)
Vineyard Gazette (Edgartown, Mass.)
7 November 2003
Overweight vehicles blamed for bridge collapse
Wimer Covered Bridge, Wimer, Ore. (picture,Web site)
KATU-TV (Portland, Ore.)
7 November 2003
Sharon Viaduct
Oakland Avenue viaduct, Sharon, Ohio (picture)
WKBN-TV (Youngtown, Ohio.)
7 November 2003
Historic span may open this month
Bowstring bridge, Newfield, N.Y. (picture, Web site)
The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.)
6 November 2003
Calif.'s Zampa bridge honors ironworker who broke its ground
New Carquinez Strait bridge (Web site)
USA Today (Arlington, Va.)
5 November 2003
Ambassador Bridge bottlenecks worsen
Ambassador Bridge, Detroit (Web site)
Detroit Free Press (Detroit)
5 November 2003
Carriage to be first to cross restored bridge
Third Street Bridge, Delavan, Ill.
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.)
5 November 2003
Transportation project nears completion
Replacement of Wyalusing Creek bridge, Camptown, Pa. (old bridge available for removal)
The Daily Review (Towanda, Pa.)
4 November 2003
Trucks-only bridge planned for Buffalo, Fort Erie
New bridge planned between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ontario
Today's Trucking (Etobicoke, Ontario)
4 November 2003
Carquinez span ready for traffic
New Carquinez Strait bridge, Crockett, Calif.
The Davis Enterprise (Davis, Calif.)
4 November 2003
Groups want railroad bridge for park
CSX trestle and bridge, Charleston, W.Va. (picture)
The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, W.Va.)
3 November 2003
From Rail to Ruin
The High Line, Manhattan (picture, more pictures)
The New York Times (New York)
2 November 2003
Celebration to mark opening of new Carquinez Bridge
New Carquinez Strait bridge, Crockett, Calif.
Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.)
2 November 2003
New span allows barges to run free without interrupting vehicular traffic
New Shippingsport Bridge, Lasalle, Ill. (photos of old lift bridge)
Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Ill.)
2 November 2003
Bells Mill Road Bridge closed due to cracks
Bells Mill Road stone-arch bridge, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia (excellent picture)
Daily News (Philadelphia)
1 November 2003
State puts up web exhibit on bridge
Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Maine (Web site)
WMTW-TV (Portland, Me.)
1 November 2003
Man gets jail time for risky prank
2002 burning of railroad trestle, Pittsfield, Mass.
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)
1 November 2003
October 2003 archive
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