The Bridgehunter's Chronicles

Headlines in the Newsflyers: Millbrook Truss Bridge to be demolished in the summer Five bridges in Glauchau-Zwickau area to be reconstructed this year Historic Plaka Bridge in Greece restored in-kind Historic Theodore Heuss Bridge in Mainz, Germany reopened but with restrictions The search for answers on the disappearance of the Castlewood Truss Bridge BHC Collecting Stories on Bizarre Encounters...

Headlines in this podcast: Demolition date set for Bleicher Hag Bridge in Ulm, Germany. Another bridge near the Schubert Gymnasium condemned. Aetnaville Bridge in Wheeling, WV for sale: Any Takers Mügsten Railroad Viaduct in Wuppertal, Germany in the running for UNESCO World Heritage- rehabilitation to end in 2021 Scottsburg Bridge in Oregon to be replaced. Truss Bridge to be torn down by 2022. Sh...

Special Edition of Newsflyer: Results of the 2019 Bridgehunter Awards and Author Choice Awards James Baughn wins Lifetime Achievement for Bridgehunter.com Bristol wins several accolades including Best Kept Secret Individual and Author's Choice for Best Find Records smashed in Best Bridge Photo Award Workin Bridges wins another Bridgehunter Award for Best Example of Restored Historic Bridge thanks...

Headlines: Historic Bridge at Bleicher Hag in Ulm, Germany closed to all traffic- removal planned for next year 50th annual Covered Bridge Festival in Madison County, Iowa and the Reopening of the Cedar Bridge Historic Brunswick Railroad Bridge in Kansas washed away by floods Historic Bridge in Massachusetts receives award for its rehabilitation Historic Battleground Golf Course Bridge in Deer Par...

Yilan Bridge in Taiwan Collapses Black Hawk Bridge in Iowa to be Replaced Wheeling Suspension Bridge Closes Fire at Zossener Viaduct in Berlin- no structural damage Grafenwerth Bridge in Bad Honnef to be Rehabilitated Entries taken for the 2019 Bridgehunter Awards

Lawsuit against Maine DOT and Elaine Chao filed over the Frank J. Wood Bridge  Historic Rieth Bridge in Erfurt, Germany Relocated- to be Rehabilitated Fire Destroys Parker Railroad Bridge over the Colorado Bill Thorpe Walkway Bridge to get a Massive Makeover Canadian Government to Reacquire the Quebec Bridge from CN Railroad Stor Bridge in Sundsvall, Sweden to be Replaced

Headlines: Historic Staffeler Bridge in Limburg to be replaced. Old bridge to be repurposed for recreational use: https://www.fnp.de/lokales/limburg-weilburg/limburg-hessen-staffeler-bruecke-soll-bleiben-12947468.htm Historic Gänsetorbrücke in Ulm/ Neu-Ulm to be torn down and replaced after losing its historic status: https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/staedte/ulm/gaenstorbruecke-denkmalschutz-ist-vom-...

Tower Bridge celebrates 125 years Historic Bridge Walk in Michigan Longfellow Bridge receives national accolade Eight Missouri Bridges for sale

Headlines for this podcast: Fleher Cable-stayed Suspension Bridge in Dusseldorf to be Rehabilitated Rudolf-WIsser Viaduct and 20 other bridges at Berlin's Dreieck Funkturm to be replaced beginning 2023 Sailboat ramms Wieck Drawbridge in Greifswald Harta Truss Bridge in Herford under the knife Main Street Bridge in Sellersville, PA to be rehabbed Upper Hurricane Road Bridge, a bridge with a dark pa...

What you will be listening to in the podcast: Historic 13th Century Bridge in Belgium Demolished Flooding destroys bridges and threatens international bike tournament in England Three historic bridges in Singapore Recognized as National Monuments Multi-span Truss Bridge in New Harmony Receives a New Owner Champ Clark Bridge Replaced Karnin Lift Bridge and Railroad to Usedom Island to be Reactivate...

News Stories: Heat Impacts Movable Bridges in Europe Clarendon Bridge in Arkansas Comes Down after Six Year Battle to Try and Save it. Historic Bridge Collapses in North Dakota- Caused by Overweight Truck Abandoned Truss Bridge in Arizona Finds New Home Historic Bridge in Lebanon Co (Pennsylvania) Gets a Lift to Its New Home London's Bridges Light Up

Headlines to listen to: Historic bridge in Mississippi restored and reopened after being closed for 8 years Restored Bridge Gate at Alte Brücke in Heidelberg, Germany Canadian Postal Service honors covered bridges with commemorative stamps Bear Tavern Truss Bridge in New Jersey relocated with trusses used as decoration Two Erie Canal Bridges in New York to undergo 18-months rehabilitation Key cros...

Genoa's Morandi Bridge Demolished by Implosion Fate of Aetnaville Bridge in Wheeling appears sealed Fate of historic bridge in Sydney (AUS) a subject of controversy re. neglect Fate of historic bridge in New Zealand uncertain- may be saved after all Fate of Remagen Bridge in Germany uncertain as no buyer for the bridge towers has been found Winona (MN) Bridge reopens after a three-year closure for...

News stories: Call for Action to Save the Gasconade Bridge in Missouri Man pees off bridge onto passenger boat in Berlin Historic bridge in Indiana relocated to a park in Muncie Historic bridge reused as a church in Great Barrington, MA 30th Anniversary of the Opening of the Border at Vacha Bridge Updates for the Chronicles