18. March 2023 – The Bridgehunter's Chronicles

*Ha’Penny Bridge in Dublin. Photo by JustPhotof on Pexels.com*

This is the second of this weekend’s BHC Newsflyer Double-Pack. To listen to the first part of the series, the edition of March 11th, click here.

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Headlines:

Dublin Says No to High Rise Tower Next to Historic Bridge

Article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/03/15/council-refuses-eight-storey-development-at-hapenny-bridge/

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha%27penny_Bridge

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Rennie’s Isle Swing Bridge. Source: Edinburgh News

Rennie’s Isle Swing Bridge Being Restored- To Be Used as an Outdoor Beer Garden

Article: https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edinburgh/popular-edinburgh-pub-transform-historic-26462774

Bridge Info: https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst94635.html

Teuchters Landing Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/teuchterslanding/

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Oneida and Western Pedestrian Bridge. Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2015 shortly before receiving a new deck.

County and Locals Say No to Demolishing O&W Bridge in Huntsville, TN

Link: https://www.indherald.com/2023/03/06/the-bridge-isnt-going-anywhere/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/tn/scott/bh42614/

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in 2019

Locals Say Good-Bye to Big Blue Bridge in Portland, Indiana

Link: https://www.21alivenews.com/2023/03/13/jay-county-residents-push-save-big-blue-bridge/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/in/jay/7040/

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Hindenburgbrücke. Source: CSU Ortsverband Hallbergmoos

Historic Bridge near Munich with Ties to World War I to be Replaced.

Article (D): https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/hallbergmoos-ort28786/hallbergmooser-hindenburgbruecke-wird-abgerissen-verschwindet-aber-nicht-ganz-aus-dem-ortsbild-92092240.html

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*Source: Wikiphysicsgr at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons*

Lake Polyfytos Bridge In Danger of Closure Due To Dangerous Structural Deficiencies

Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Polyfytos_Bridge

Bridge Info: https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1206750/prosecutor-orders-probe-into-stability-of-servia-bridge/

Riccardo Morandi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Morandi

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*Oschütztal Viaduct in Weida (Thuringia), Germany. Source: Хрюша, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons*

Due to technical issues, this is last week’s edition which is being presented at the same time as this week’s edition. Most of the information mentioned in the podcast is still present. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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