BHC Newsflyer: 15 January 2021

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HEADLINES:

Rahmede Viaduct near Lüdenscheidt in NRW. Doomed because of cracks in the structure. Source: Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Viaduct at Rahmede Condemned after Cracks Revealed

Link: https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/a45-sauerlandlinie-marode-bruecke-muss-abgerissen-werden-a-e6781f29-bacf-4476-8a20-69d49cd82a7d

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Neopmukbrücke spaning the River Ahr in Rech. Doomed after flood damage from July 2021. Source: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Second Oldest Bridge along the Ahr Coming Down after Flood Damage in July 2021

Link: https://ga.de/region/ahr-und-rhein/mehr-von-ahr-und-rhein/rech-beschaedigte-bruecke-nach-der-flut-wahrzeichen-im-ahrtal-wird-abgerissen_aid-64820211

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Reopening of the Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati Delayed 

Link: https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/12/29/john-a-roebling-bridge-reopening-postponed-due-further-repairs/9048757002/

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Photo by Patrick Gurwell

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Stalemate in the Ruling over the Frank J Wood Bridge

Link: https://bangordailynews.com/2022/01/05/news/midcoast/maine-to-seek-bids-for-new-brunswick-topsham-bridge-after-preservationists-lose-in-court/   

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Seven Mile Bridge approaching Pigeon Bay. Source: HABS-HAER-HALS Collection

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Segment of Original Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Opens for Pedestrians and Cyclist

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/florida-keys-bridge-reopens-pedestrians-bicyclists-82215896

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Plans to Convert Buck O’neil Bridge in Kansas City into Lineal Park

Converting Buck O’Neil Bridge to Linear Park ‘Top Priority’ for City Officials

PLUS other headlines

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2021 Bridgehunter Awards:

You have one week left to submit your votes and push your favorite bridges to the finish line. Voting ends on January 21 at 19:00 Berlin time, 12:00 Chicago time. The winners to be announced on the 22nd. Further information on the Awards available here so that everyone knows and can prepare to party in case their bridge(s) win:

Link:
https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/2021-bridgehunter-awards-one-week-left/

Good luck and happy bridgehunting, folks! 🙂
Your vote matters! 🙂

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