BHC Newsflyer: 28 January 2021

Geestmünde Swing Bridge in Bremerhaven, Germany- the oldest known swing bridge in the country. Photo source: Mueck, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Headlines:

1. Oldest swing bridge in Germany to get a thorough facelift
   • Article on the Rehabilitation: https://www.norderlesen.de/Leben/Aelteste-Bruecke-der-Stadt-wird-saniert-54236.html
   • Information on the Swing Bridge: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drehbr%C3%BCcke_%C3%BCber_den_Geestem%C3%BCnder_Hauptkanal
2. Schierstein Viaduct between Mainz and Wiesbaden nearing Completion
   • Article on the Installment of Last Segment: https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/schiersteiner-bruecke-soll-letztes-teilstueck-bekommen-2833607.html
   • Information on the History of the Viaduct: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiersteiner_Br%C3%BCcke
3. Covered Bridge in Indiana to be Rebuilt at a New Location
   • Article: https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1431710001
   • Information on the Bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/in/jackson/bell-ford/
4. Historic Newport Transporter Bridge to be Restored after receiving Grant
   • Article: https://www.insidermedia.com/news/wales/major-funding-boost-for-iconic-transporter-bridge
   • Information on the bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Transporter_Bridge
5. Bridge and Conveyor Belt in Ashtabula, Ohio on the demolition block
   • Article: https://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/city-hopes-to-save-historic-coal-conveyor-in-ashtabula-harbor/article_4d1ed900-4382-5b87-870c-074ba561bf6c.html
6. Public Meeting to discuss future of two historic bridges in Shannon County, Missouri
   • Information on the Bridges, Project and Virtual Conference: https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/modot-plans-virtual-public-meeting-to-discuss-round-spring-bridges-in-shannon-county?fbclid=IwAR02z5H5oI7AijFqAzX9afkFQsW08pO9R8bA15w9D6sL8nuQazk33qpWXDA
7. Remembering Richard M. Simpson III Indiana Transportation History
   • Obituary: http://www.freemanffh.com/?page=our-visitations&id=49A0F372-E210-ADB7-A040B1B67F15A974&fbclid=IwAR0HRX2ab_LXHh2lHiD22BiokvEb0pO76m5Zrh7pQPbGgD9szhASLTiR0_s
   • Tribute by Jim Grey: https://blog.jimgrey.net/2021/01/25/remembering-richard-m-simpson/
8. Endangered TRUSS Article: Jefferson Highway Bridge in Okay, OK (Click here to read)

Newport Transporter Bridge. Source: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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