BHC Newsflyer: 13 March 2020

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Links to the News Stories:

 

East Trent Bridge in Spokane, WA to be replaced

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/feb/03/then-and-now-east-trent-bridge-about-to-be-replace/

Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh to be replaced; Frazier Street Bridge as next in line

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/03/10/penndot-planning-construction-on-commercial-street-bridge/

Ohder Railroad Bridge in Wuppertal, Germany restored

https://www.solinger-tageblatt.de/rhein-wupper/bald-sollen-zuege-ueber-oehder-bruecke-fahren-13591808.html

Henley Bridge in Solingen, Germany to be replaced after 20 years

https://www.wz.de/nrw/leichlingen-henley-bruecke-soll-nachfolgerin-aus-stahl-bekommen_aid-49483533

Garden Bridge in Preston, England?

https://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/green-vision-new-garden-bridge-over-river-ribble-preston-2446229

Frank J. Wood Bridge in Maine in Preservation Magazine

https://savingplaces.org/stories/places-restored-saved-threatened-and-lost-in-preservation-magazines-winter-2020-issue#.Xm3STnJCdPY

Lichfield Iron Bridge to be restored

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2020/02/28/historic-bridge-near-lichfield-to-be-refurbished-after-2-35million-funding-boost/

Okoboji Truss Bridge at new home

Link: The Okoboji Bridge at Parks Marina

Oakwood Cemetery

Cemetery Traveler

“Round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate.”

– Tolkien

What you are looking at is the original entrance on the western side of Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY.  

When the cemetery was dedicated in 1859, the entrance looked much different.  This gate was not a part of the plan.  There were train tracks running above in full view.  In 1882, James J. Belden gave this new gateway to Oakwood.  His gift allowed the old rail bridge to be replaced, and covered almost completely with a beautiful granite disguise as you will see in the postcard below.

Belden was a man of many hats in Syracuse.  He went into banking and construction; was president of the company that produced the local newspaper.  He also owned a hotel, served as Mayor of Syracuse, and was elected to congress for several terms.  In 1904, he was…

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