Another bridge lost to flooding
Friday, June 20, 2008
The Huntzinger Bridge in Fayette County, Iowa, was another victim of the flooding. From the newspaper description, this was a peculiar structure, with one half a 1916 concrete arch design and the other half a reconstructed 1951 steel beam design. Replacing this bridge and fixing all of the other damage in Fayette County is going to be expensive.
In other flood news, conditions in Wisconsin are improving slightly, with northbound I-39 reopening. Two river crossings on Westbound I-94 lanes are still threatened by high water, but traffic has been diverted to the eastbound side, using quickly constructed crossovers, so the vital Interstate link can carry traffic in both directions.