BHC Newsflyer: June 26, 2022

Klevendeich Bridge in Pinneberg near Hamburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Source: Uwe Barghaan via wikiCommons

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Old Skeena Bridge in British Columbia to be Rehabilitated

Link: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022TRAN0058-000986

Bridge Info: https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=britishcolumbia/oldskeena/

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Photo by David Rodgers via wiki Commons

Historic Matlock Bridge Closed for Work on Flood Walls

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-61758935

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matlock_Bridge

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Source: Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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New Monument Honoring the People Who Saved the Elster River Bridge at Crossen (Thuringia)

Article (D): https://www.otz.de/regionen/stadtroda/neue-tafel-erinnert-an-brueckenretter-id235703757.html

Bridge Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossen_an_der_Elster

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Source: RuthAS, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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National Highways England Ordered to Unfill the Great Musgrave Bridge in a Monumental Ruling

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-61824392

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Musgrave

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Source: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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Historic Bridge in Japan to See the Light Again

Article: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220625/p2g/00m/0na/022000c

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonbashi

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Source: Library of Congress/ HABS-HAER-HALS Record

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Former Pennsylvania Railroad Trestle at Safe Harbor Now Open as a Bike Trail

Article: https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/historic-ex-prr-high-trestle-at-safe-harbor-opens-to-public/

Bridge Info 1: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3741/

Bridge Info 2: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/lancaster/powerhouse/

Trail Info: https://www.traillink.com/trail-maps/enola-low-grade-trail/

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Hot Metal Bridge in Pittsburgh- Photo taken by Jason D. Smith

Upcoming Event:

Bridge and Building Tour By Boat in Pittsburgh

Information: https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/explore-the-history-of-pittsburghs-buildings-and-bridges-all-by-boat/?fbclid=IwAR3hUSmlBJhugLlDgiUnqwpjJpBtlh_VSXBuC5W-qzsQA9H5ycQKJ7C7Nx4

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Bridgebot dressed in gold and black, posing as a lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and exposing the bridges worth seeing in Pittsburgh. Photo taken in August 2010

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