Re: Clear Creek-High Bridge:Above and Below and Upgrade.

Posted by Todd Hackett on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Yet-Another-DPL-Gem-Unseen-Clear-Creek-tp2400p17631.html

Chris Walker wrote

...I sure wished the resurrection committee had insisted on cut stone being applied to the concrete piers of the replacement trestle...

The stone from the original piers was piled off to the side, and the original intent was to have faces cut from it to attach to the concrete footings, but the cost was too much for the initial grant. It was supposed to be done later, but never was. I remember hearing that the original bridge (even after the bracing was added) swaying significantly in the wind, but the new bridge with its rigid concrete footings is rock solid even in heavy winds.