BHC Newsflyer: 17 April 2020

Phelps Mill Bridge in Otter Tail County, MN: Photo taken by Jake Lennington

 

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Headlines:

Kern Bowstring Arch Bridge Has (Possible) New Home in Fergus Falls

Article on the Move: https://pelicanrapidspress.com/2020/04/15/historic-1873-built-bridge-may-find-home-on-fergus-falls-riverfront/?login=required

Bridge Information: Longest Bowstring Arch Bridge in the USA Removed

Photo taken in 2009

 

3rd Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis to be Rehabilitated

Article on the Rehabilitation:  https://www.startribune.com/third-avenue-bridge-in-mpls-to-get-first-major-overhaul-in-40-years/569660062/

Article on the Project (Finley): https://finleyengineeringgroup.com/3rd-ave-bridge-rehabilitation-underway/

Information on the Bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/mn/hennepin/2440/

Kassberg Bridge. Photo taken in 2017

 

Kassberg Bridge in Chemnitz Reopens After 2-year Restoration

Article on the Rehabilitation (D): https://www.blick.de/chemnitz/bierbruecke-ist-fertig-kassbergauffahrt-wieder-freigeben-artikel10773443

Information on the Bridge: https://www.brueckenweb.de/2content/datenbank/bruecken/3brueckenblatt.php?bas=76243

 

Historic Bridge in Halsbrücke to be Removed

Article on the Removal:  https://www.freiepresse.de/mittelsachsen/freiberg/abriss-der-bruecke-hat-begonnen-artikel10774141

 

Amrutanjan Viaduct in India Imploded

Article on the demolition:  Amrutanjan Bridge Demolished

 

Champlain Bridge before its replacement bridge. Photo: UncivilFire / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Team Selected for Champlain Bridge Removal in Montreal

Information on the Bridge Removal: https://www.bridgeweb.com/Team-picked-for-removal-of-old-Champlain-Bridge–/7215

Information on the Champlain Bridge (old): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_Bridge,_Montreal_(1962%E2%80%932019)

 

Work Commences to Finish Sixaola Bridge Project

Information on project:  https://news.co.cr/bridge-connecting-panama-and-costa-rica-shows-56-advance/80470/

Covid Update: https://www.bridgeweb.com/COVID-19-Bridge-industry-updates/7235

Photo taken by John Phelan (NPS)

 

Art Competition for Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge:

Article: https://www.recorder.com/Art-contest-to-benefit-Colrain-Historical-Society-Central-School-33700464

Information on the Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_A._Smith_Covered_Bridge