The Bridgehunter's Chronicles

Headlines: Railroad Bridge in Mexico City Collapses- Many Casualties Historic Sartell (MN) Bridge to Become a Bikr Trail Crossing Historic Bismarck-Mandan Railroad May Be Doomed after Failed PPP Mt. Carbon Bowstring Truss Bridge to be Relocated after nearly a Century unused.  Removal of 100+ Victorian-era bridges and Tunnels in England Blocked over Hertitage Concerns Historic Bridge in Delta...

Headlines: Henry Bridge in Winneshiek County to be Replaced Link: http://bridgehunter.com/ia/winneshiek/henry/ 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...

Headlines: Bateman’s Bay Bridge in Australia to Be Replaced; Historic Structure to be Removed https://aboutregional.com.au/community-walk-to-mark-bays-historic-bridge-opening/ https://aboutregional.com.au/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/ci...

Headlines: Three major bridge construction projects underway in Mombasa, Kenya Historic bridge in Hatay, Turkey to be rehabilitated Historic Cantilever Truss Bridge in Utica, Illinois Imploded Historic Bridge Street  Bridge in Arroyo Secco, California Restored and Reopened Historic Winnington Swing Bridge Awarded Engineering Prize for Restoration Historic Toler Bridge in Kentucky to be Reloca...

Headlines: Mt. Zion Covered Bridge Destroyed by Arson Future of Broadway Bridge in Frankfort in Doubt New Ownership of Island and Rare Trusedell Truss Bridge Two 16th Century Bridges in Yorkshire Dales Restored Bleicher Hag Bridge in Ulm, Germany Demolished 2020 German Bridge Builder Prize Awarded  Cobban Bridge in Wisconsin Doomed due to Failed Relocation Proposal

Headlines: Waterloo Bridge in Virginia Restored and Reopened to Traffic Fair Lawn Bridge in Patterson, NJ closes for replacement Suspension Bridge over the Yakima River near Ellensburg, WA to close for restoration Battle to save Boxted Bridge near Essex (UK) Replica of Historic Bridge at Shrub Hill Station in Worcester (UK) Constructed and Ready for Reinstallment Close call for Singing Bridge in F...

Headlines Seven historic bridges over Erie Canal Restored Debate over historic Victorian-era bridge in Oxford Red Cliff (Colorado) and G Fox (CT) Bridges declared endangered Truck-eating bridge incidents in Dresden and Hamburg Railroad Bridge in Poland (controversial Mission Impossible) has a new owner Restoration of combined covered and iron bridge in Switzerland Fundraising started for Jenkins B...

Headlines in this Podcast: 900-year old bridge in Cambodia to be Restored Hilliard Road Viaduct in Cleveland to be Replaced. Question is how? Sculcoates Swing Bridge in Hull, England to be extensively rehabilitated. Chalanchulan Bridge near Tehran, Iran restored after flood damage Bagnell Dam Bridge in MIssouri to be restored in-kind Repairs on the Port Britannia Bridge in Wales ASCE Bridge Photo...

Headlines: Judge rules for Replacement of Frank J. Wood Bridge in Maine Historic Bridge in Redwood Valley, Minnesota to be Removed Fire Destroys Covered Bridge in Vermont Arson at Covered Bridge near Bloomfield, Indiana Truck Damage at Covered Bridge in Long Grove, Ilinois Update on the Restoration of the Waco Suspension Bridge

Headlines: Kern Bowstring Arch Bridge Stays Home in Mankato: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/kern-bridge-stays-home-in-mankato/ Last Historic Truss Bridge along Elbe-Lübeck Canal to be Replaced: https://www.abendblatt.de/region/kreis-lauenburg/lauenburg/article231437903/Abschied-von-der-Bruecke-zwischen-Buchhorst-und-Lanze.html ; Information on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal: h ttp...

Headlines: 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 Schierstein Viaduct between Mainz and Wiesbaden nearing Completion Article on the Installment...

Commentary and Analysis of the 2020 Bridgehunter Awards and Author's Choice Awards New Categories for the 2021 Bridgehunter Awards Special Word from the Author of BHC

Headlines: Workin Bridges in Iowa to Close Down Virginia's Historic Bridges on the Endangered List Pursuit to Rename a Historic Bridge in Alabama Historic Bridge in Kentucky in Danger of Collapse Two Discoveries of Historic Bridge in Germany Plus: Short stories and Addressing the Death of George Floyd

Stories in this podcast: Hamburg Bridge Projects 2020 The Bridges of Hamburg (blog): https://hamburgsbruecken.wordpress.com/ Kattwyk Lift Bridge Article: https://www.elbe-wochenblatt.de/2020/04/30/kattwyk-neue-bruecke-ueber-die-suederelbe-auch-fuer-personenverkehr-nutzen/ Bridge info:   https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kattwykbr%C3%BCcke The Bridge at Pulvermühle Article: https://www.abendblatt....

Stories in this Podcast: Wartime Bridge Stories to Commemorate the Bridges that Played a Key Role in World War II Article: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/wartime-bridges-stories-of-bridges-and-their-roles-in-world-war-ii-now-being-collected-for-series/ Page: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/historic-bridges-in-the-news/ World War II Articles Via Flensburg Fil...

News Stories: Lyme-East Thetford Bridge Listed on the National Register Article: https://www.vnews.com/Lyme-East-Thetford-bridge-added-to-National-Register-of-Historic-Places-34053051 Bridge Info:  http://bridgehunter.com/nh/grafton/15700530011200/ New Squbb Zig Zag Bridge in Brooklyn : https://ny.curbed.com/2020/4/28/21240112/brooklyn-bridge-park-squibb-bridge-reopen 9th Street Bridge in Boi...

This podcast looks at the cancellation of bridge festivals (Brückenfest) in Germany. They include: Krämerbrücke Fest in Erfurt Horde Bridge Festival in Dortmund Nuremberg Bridge Festival at the Theodor-Heuss Bridge  Alte Brückefest in Heidelberg Covered Bridge Festival in Elizabethon, Tennessee Crawfish Fest in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Links with additional information available through the B...

Headlines:  Kern Bowstring Arch Bridge Has (Possible) New Home in Fergus Falls 3rd Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis to be Rehabilitated Kassberg Bridge in Chemnitz Reopens After 2-year Restoration Historic Bridge in Halsbrücke to be Removed Amrutanjan Viaduct in India Imploded Team Selected for Champlain Bridge Removal in Montreal Work Commences to Finish Sixaola Bridge Project Art Competition fo...

Headlines: Railroad Bridge north of Basel (Switzerland) Collapses- One Dead Information on the incident: https://www.brueckenweb.de/2content/datenbank/bruecken/3brueckenblatt.php?bas=97327 Century Old Bridge in Italy Collapses- Minor Casualties Article:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52213898 Bridge info:  https://www.brueckenweb.de/2content/datenbank/bruecken/3brueckenblatt.php?...

Headlines: Pennsylvania Recommences Emergency Projects Despite Statewide Lockdown Link: https://local21news.com/news/local/penndot-restarts-critical-highway-and-bridge-projects Information on Lockdown: https://local21news.com/news/local/gov-tom-wolf-places-all-of-pennsylvania-under-an-order-to-stay-at-home Merger of the Thruway and Bridge Authorities in New York Fails Link: https://www.hudsonvalle...

Headlines in this Podcast: Attempted Derailing of Train at Theisstal Viaduct in Niederhausen (Hesse) Links: https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/ice-haette-bruecke-hinunterstuerzen-koennen-li.79180 Bridge Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thei%C3%9Ftalbr%C3%BCcke (Includes a motorway viaduct) Poole Lifting Bridge in Dorset crushes van. Links: Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-...

Corona-Virus Special.  Headlines: Pennsylvania suspends all bridge building projects Michigan no longer accepting cash at toll bridges Reopening Celebrations at Stillwater Lift Bridge Delayed Opening of Dublin Suspension Bridge Delayed Traffic Jam causes problems for Oder-Neisse River crossings Virus Delays Construction of Zuari Bridge in India Delays in China-Partnership Bridge Projects in C...

Headlines:  East Trent Bridge in Spokane, WA to be replaced Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh to be replaced; Frazier Street Bridge as next in line Ohder Railroad Bridge in Wuppertal, Germany restored Henley Bridge in Solingen, Germany to be replaced after 20 years Garden Bridge in Preston, England? Frank J. Wood Bridge in Maine in Preservation Magazine Lichfield Iron Bridge to be restor...

Fehmarn Bridge to receive a tunnel. News Story:    https://www.fehmarn24.de/fehmarn/bruecke-tunnel-sinds-13572352.html News Story on the Rehabilitation Project:  https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Fehmarnsundbruecke-Roboter-saniert-rostige-Seile,fehmarnsundbruecke156.html Railway Station Bridge in Lübeck to be Replaced https://www.luebeck-places.de/news/aktuelles/2061...

Headlines: Public Opinion Survey on Cascade Bridge in Burlington, Iowa Public Opinion Survey on Bismarck Railroad Bridge in North Dakota Rehabilitation Work Begins on Waterloo Bridge in Virginia Elsenbrücke in Berlin to be Replaced (includes Documentary on Highway B-96) Rodenkirchen Suspension Bridge to be Replaced- old bridge to remain Railroad Bridge at Kressbronn to be Demolished Rehabilitation...