More June updates
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
- The crazy weather in the Midwest has claimed another victim: the Charles City Suspension Bridge in Floyd County, Iowa. It was washed away by flash flooding Sunday night. Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and other states were hit hard over the last few days. More bridges may have been damaged by flooding, tornadoes, high winds, or who knows what.
- Arkansas is placing two pony trusses up for adoption in Craighead County.
- The US 136 Bridge over Chariton River in Schuyler County, Missouri, is undergoing replacement.
- Workers at the US 18 bridge over the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, heard a strange noise as a heavy truck crossed. As a result, a ban has been issued for overweight permit loads (over 80,000 pounds). These major river bridges are being closed or restricted at an alarming rate.