Day: May 1, 2021

A Teesside First – Billingham Branch Bridge — The smell of water

Much is made, and quite rightly so, of the bridges of the Tees, however we have another historic bridge on Teesside that is often overlooked. The Billingham Branch Bridge was built in 1934 by Dorman Long to carry the northern approach road to the Newport Bridger over the now-disused Billingham Branch railway. The Grade II […]

A Teesside First – Billingham Branch Bridge — The smell of water

BHC Newsflyer: May 1, 2021

House Bridge (aka Alte Stadtbrücke) in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Photo by Rainer Lippert

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Headlines:

Henry Bridge in Winneshiek County to be Replaced

Link: http://bridgehunter.com/ia/winneshiek/henry/

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Dennison Railroad Bridge to be Replaced; Bridge to be Given Away

Link1: http://bridgehunter.com/ia/crawford/bh49591/ (Includes information on the Give-away plus contact details)

Link2: https://www.rtands.com/track-structure/historic-rail-bridge-in-iowa-will-be-difficult-to-move-but-county-is-hoping-there-is-a-taker/

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Jolly Mill Truss Bridge Collapses Because of Fallen Tree

Link1: http://bridgehunter.com/mo/newton/jolly-mill-park/

Link2: https://www.paintsquare.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=23647

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Yellow Creek Park Bridge Reopens After Much-Needed Facelift

Link1: http://bridgehunter.com/ky/daviess/yellow-creek-park/

Link2: https://www.14news.com/2021/04/22/historic-bridge-planned-reopen-yellow-creek-park/

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Historic Bridge in Otley To Get a Facelift for its 800th Birthday

Link: https://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/19231499.800th-birthday-present-historic-otley-bridge/

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Historic Iron Bridge in New Zealand to be Replaced on New Alignment- Old Structure to be a Trail Crossing

Link1: https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/heritage-records/beaumont-bridge-clutha-river/ 

Link2: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/funding-place-long-awaited-bridge

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Renaming of House Bridge in Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Link1: https://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/aus-den-lokalredaktionen/oeffentlicher-anzeiger_artikel,-kreuznacher-linke-fordern-alte-nahebruecke-soll-umbenannt-werden-_arid,2249940.html

Link2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Nahebr%C3%BCcke_(Bad_Kreuznach)

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A Tribute to Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II in Bridge Pictures

Tributes (via Flensburg Files April 9-13): Start: https://flensburgerfiles.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-dies-at-99-variety/    End point: https://flensburgerfiles.wordpress.com/2021/04/13/prince-philip-and-humor/

Prince Philip died on April 9th not April 3rd.

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BHC Newsflyer: 26 March, 2021

Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com

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Headlines:

Bateman’s Bay Bridge in Australia to Be Replaced; Historic Structure to be Removed

Community walk to mark Batemans Bay’s historic bridge opening
Bidding farewell to the old Bay Bridge and its operators as new structure soars

Gartang Gali Bridge in Nelong Valley India to Reopen after being closed for 60 years

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/gartang-gali-150-yr-old-wooden-skywalk-bridge-in-nelong-valley-to-be-open-for-tourists-soon/amp_articleshow/81675910.cms

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Rogers Street Bridge in Texas to Get New Lighting

https://eu.waxahachietx.com/story/news/2021/03/19/waxahachie-historic-rogers-street-bridge-receives-new-lights/4762004001/

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New key railroad crossing in Flensburg, Germany

https://bahnblogstelle.net/2021/02/19/deutsche-bahn-erneuert-eisenbahnbruecke-bei-flensburg/

https://www.shz.de/lokales/flensburger-tageblatt/280-tonnen-am-haken-neue-bruecke-ueber-der-b200-ist-montiert-id31680577.html

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Replica Bridge at Rogers Road in Georgia Expected

http://bridgehunter.com/ga/fulton/rogers/

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Burnt Mill Bridge in Tennessee Washed Away by Floods

http://bridgehunter.com/tn/scott/760A2760001/

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This is a backlogged version of the Newsflyer. Technical issues forced a delay to post this podcast. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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