Headlines:

Dublin Says No to High Rise Tower Next to Historic Bridge

Article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/03/15/council-refuses-eight-storey-development-at-hapenny-bridge/

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha%27penny_Bridge

Rennie’s Isle Swing Bridge Being Restored- To Be Used as an Outdoor Beer Garden

Article: https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edinburgh/popular-edinburgh-pub-transform-historic-26462774

Bridge Info: https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst94635.html

Teuchters Landing Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/teuchterslanding/

County and Locals Say No to Demolishing O&W Bridge.

Link: https://www.indherald.com/2023/03/06/the-bridge-isnt-going-anywhere/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/tn/scott/bh42614/

Locals Say Good-Bye to Big Blue Bridge in Portland, Indiana

Link: https://www.21alivenews.com/2023/03/13/jay-county-residents-push-save-big-blue-bridge/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/in/jay/7040/

Historic Bridge with Ties to World War I to be Replaced.

Article (D): https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/hallbergmoos-ort28786/hallbergmooser-hindenburgbruecke-wird-abgerissen-verschwindet-aber-nicht-ganz-aus-dem-ortsbild-92092240.html

Lake Polyfytos Bridge Facing Possible Closure

Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Polyfytos_Bridge

Bridge Info: https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1206750/prosecutor-orders-probe-into-stability-of-servia-bridge/

Riccardo Morandi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Morandi

Headlines:

Viaduct in Thuringia in Danger of Collapse- Main Highway Barricaded Off

Link: https://www.mz.de/panorama/bundesstrasse-in-weida-soll-kommende-woche-befahrbar-sein-3564339

Bridge Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viadukt_Osch%C3%BCtztal

Historic Karlsbrücke in Leipzig to be Replaced

Link: https://www.leipzig.de/news/news/karlbruecke-wird-ab-januar-2023-neu-gebaut

Situation on Leipzig’s bridges: https://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/leipzig-news/leipzig-die-angst-faehrt-mit-wie-lange-halten-die-broeckel-bruecken-82902616.bild.html

Bridge Info:  https://www.leipzig-lexikon.de/SONSTBAU/br_karl.htm

Venetian Causeway Bridge in Miami to be Replaced with Higher Spans

Article: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2023-03-11/11-bridges-on-historic-causeway-to-be-demolished-rebuilt

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Causeway

To Rehab or to Replace? The Question Behind the Vyserad Railroad Bridge in Prague

Link: https://deutsch.radio.cz/abreissen-oder-nicht-streit-um-erhalt-der-historischen-vysehrad-eisenbahnbruecke-8777099

Bridge Info: https://www.cz-prag.de/albenosm.php?id=14

Historic Wierda Bridge in South Africa to be Restored

Article: https://southcoastherald.co.za/lnn/1217110/video-renovation-of-historic-bridge-starts-in-pretoria/

Bridge Info: http://www.dutchfootsteps.co.za/wierdabridge.html#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20the%20Sesmylspruit,parts%20at%20the%20knot%20points.

Austcliff Cast Iron Bridge in Worchester Wins National Award

Article: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/news/one-worlds-oldest-bridges-wins-top-award

PLUS: Mystery solved for two bridges posted on BHC (see Newsflyer article)

News Stories

O&W Railroad Bridge in Huntsville, Tennessee to be Torn Down and Replaced

Pleasure Beach Swing Bridge in Bridgeport, Connecticut Coming Down

Janesville (Iowa) Bridge Being Replaced

Conner Prairie Railroad Bridge in Indiana Dismantled- Awaiting Relocation

Wilkau-Hasslau Motorway Viaduct to be Rebuilt

Update on the Lindaunis-Schlei Drawbridge

Photo Project on Montana’s Historic Bridges

Headlines:

Historic Barnes Bridge in England to Receive Much-Needed Repairs

Article: https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/historic-barnes-bridge-receive-vital-repair-works

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Railway_Bridge

Scandal over the Closure of a Historic Pedestrian Bridge in Bristol, England

Article: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/historic-bridge-remains-closed-after-seven-years-of-campaigning/

Save the Kings Weston Bridge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/639364729607199/

Future of North Shield Pedestrian Bridge in England in the Hands of the Public

Article: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/public-inquiry-decide-future-historic-25554015

Historic Bridge in Beaufort, South Carolina now on the National Register

Article: https://explorebeaufortsc.com/woods-memorial-bridge-to-be-placed-on-national-register-of-historic-places/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/sc/beaufort/720002103100/

Susquehanna River Bridge Project in Maryland to Launch in 2023

Article: https://www.lok-report.de/news/uebersee/item/37293-vereinigte-staaten-amtrak-treibt-eisenbahnbrueckenprojekt-am-susquehanna-river-voran.html

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/md/harford/bh41891/

New Karl Lehr Bridge in Duisburg to be Slid into Place

Article: https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/ruhrgebiet/karl-lehr-brueckenzug-duisburg-100.html

Bridge Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Lehr-Br%C3%BCcke

And Restoration Work on Historic Tickford Bridge Delayed due to Pigeons

Article: https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/this-is-why-repairs-to-worlds-last-surviving-iron-bridge-have-taken-so-long-in-milton-keynes-town-3919198

Five more days to submit your entries to the 2022 Bridgehunter Awards. Click here to access the awards page and submit your entries. Deadline is December 1st at 12:00pm Berlin Time. Voting will begin afterwards with the winners to be announced on January 21st. Submit your entries today. 

Headlines:

Preservation Honors for two Pennsylvania historic bridges

Link: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/601681490/penndot-awarded-preservation-honors-for-two-historic-bridges-in-delaware-bucks-counties

Bridge Info (Bryn Mawr Avenue): http://bridgehunter.com/pa/delaware/bh60096/

Bridge Info (Main Street Bridge in Sellersville): http://bridgehunter.com/pa/bucks/94013011011260/

Historic Ludendorff Bridge to be Rebuilt

Link: https://the-past.com/news/historic-bridge-across-rhine-to-be-reconstructed/

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/germany-rebuild-remagen-bridge-rhine-ww2-collapse

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludendorff_Bridge

Cape Cod Bridges in Early Stages of Replacement

Link: https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2022/11/16/army-corps-offers-first-look-cape-cod-bridge-replacements

Bridge Info (Bourne Bridge): http://bridgehunter.com/ma/barnstable/bourne/

Bridge Info (Sagamore Bridge): http://bridgehunter.com/ma/barnstable/CEPNEDMA2510002/

To Restore or to Replace? That is the Question behind the Ahrtal Valley Bridges

Link: https://ga.de/region/ahr-und-rhein/mehr-von-ahr-und-rhein/erhalt-historischer-bruecken-im-ahr-flutgebiet-ist-machbar_aid-79795791

Railroad Bridge over the River Oder near Stettin (PL) to be Replaced

Link: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/37150-polen-sperrung-und-neubau-der-ostoderbruecke.html

400-year old Tree in Yosemite National Park Falls, Misses Historic Bridge

Link: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/2839283/nearly-four-century-old-evergreen-falls-in-yosemite.html

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/ca/mariposa/sugar-pine/

PLUS:

Follow-up on the Morbi Bridge Disaster in India

Article: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-morbi-bridge-collapse-bridge-shouldnt-have-been-opened-says-civic-body-in-affidavit-in-high-court-3528517

Don’t forget! 11 days to submit your bridge entries to the 2022 Bridgehunter Awards. Deadline is December 1st at 12:00pm Berlin Time (5:00am Chicago Time). Details here: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/the-othmar-h-ammann-awards/

Enjoy the new format in the podcast!

Headlines:

Crimea Bridge at Ukrainian-Russian Border Attacked: Eight People Arrested

Info: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2022/10/10/crimea-bridge-resumes-traffic-after-blast-russian-army-leadership-changed-hong-kong-united-times%e4%b8%a8%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e8%81%af%e5%90%88%e6%99%82%e5%a0%b1/

Judge rules in favor of Demolishing Nice-Middleton Memorial Bridge

Info: https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/10/11/judge-gives-go-ahead-for-maryland-to-demolish-old-nice-middleton-bridge/

Reopening of Third Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis Delayed until Summer 2023

Bridge Info:

Link: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/reopening-of-historic-3rd-avenue-bridge-in-minneapolis-delayed-to-2023/

Hammersmith Bridge in London to have Double-Decking

Link: https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hammersmith-bridge-plans-go-in-for-double-decker-structure-12-10-2022/

Historic Quick Bridge in Smithers, BC, Canada to be Replaced:

Link: https://www.interior-news.com/local-news/replacement-of-historic-quick-bridge-to-start-in-february-2023/

Bridge Replacement Project: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/other-transportation-projects/quick-bridge-project

Historic Salina Bridge in Pennsylvania to be replaced in 2024

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/westmoreland/641060001000370/

Link: https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/historic-salina-bridge-to-be-replaced-beginning-as-early-as-next-year/

World’s Longest Tower to Tower Pedestrian Suspension Bridge to Open in Michigan

Article (D): https://www.reisereporter.de/artikel/15756-michigan-baut-die-wohl-laengste-holzturmbruecke-der-welt

Article (EN): https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/10/skybridge-worlds-longest-timber-towered-suspension-bridge-to-open-at-boyne-mountain-in-2022.html

Website: https://www.boynemountain.com/skybridge-michigan

Headlines:

Historic Red River Bridge near Grand Forks to be Given Away- Any Takers

Article 1: https://kroxam.com/2022/10/03/polk-county-highway-department-looks-to-give-historic-bridge-a-new-home/

Article 2: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/what-will-become-of-this-historic-bridge/

Law Suit Filed to Save Historic Nice Memorial Bridge in Maryland

Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/09/29/nice-bridge-demolition-lawsuit/

Bridge Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Harry_W._Nice_Memorial_Bridge

Historic Footbridge at a Railroad Station in Doncaster, England to be Removed

Article: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/historic-bridge-that-links-doncaster-station-to-listed-plant-works-where-famous-locomotives-mallard-and-flying-scotsman-were-built-set-to-be-demolished-3852829

Historic Bridge in Pakistan Closed After Years of Neglect

Article: https://247news.com.pk/authoritys-negligence-results-in-closure-of-rawalpindis-historic-bridge/

Weight and Speed Limit on Danube River Crossing in Austria

Article: https://www.meinbezirk.at/perg/c-lokales/radar-auf-donaubruecke-mauthausen-abzocke-oder-notwendig_a5616424

Bridge Info:  https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauthausner_Donaubr%C3%BCcken

Two Ohio Historic Bridges on the Move

Bridge Info (Salt Creek): http://bridgehunter.com/oh/pickaway/6501567/

Bridge Info (Benton Road): http://bridgehunter.com/oh/crawford/1743961/

Historic Bridge in Switzerland Painted Pink

Article: https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/westschweiz/wallis/merjenbruecke-in-stalden-ist-jetzt-pink-graffiti-anschlag-auf-historische-walliser-bruecke-id17909594.html

Bridge Info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merjenbr%C3%BCcke

Bridges of Stalden: https://janbruetting.com/stalden/

Headlines:

Foundry Branch Trolley Bridge in Washington Spared Demolition- For Now, That Is!

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/09/23/dc-streetcar-trestle-georgetown/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/dc/washington/foundry-branch/

Demolition of the Rahmede Viaduct in Lüdenscheidt, Germany Tabled Until Next Year

Link: https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/a45-bruecke-sprengung-luedenscheid-100.html

Hurricane Ian Destroys Sansibel Causeway in Florida

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/fl/lee/124043/

Long Grove Covered Bridge Hit by a Truck for the 41st Time

Article with Questionnaire: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/no-longer-funny-box-truck-heavily-damaged-after-hitting-historic-bridge-in-long-grove-bridge-has-been-hit-over-30-times-the-barrington-hills-observer/

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/il/lake/49715027150/

Sheepford Road Bridge Honored by Preservation Pennsylvania

Link:  https://www.preservationpa.org/participate/awards/

Bridge Info:  http://bridgehunter.com/pa/york/667208096832570/

Historic Carrie Furnace Railroad Bridge to be Restored and Integrated into wider Pittsburgh Bike Trail System

Link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2022/09/28/carrie-furnace-development-rivers-of-steel-allegheny-county-trail-projects-ridc/stories/202209280122

Bridge Info: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/allegheny/bh51294/

New Book on New Hampshire’s Covered Bridge Now Available

Link: https://coveredbridgesnh.com/2022/06/28/the-book/

Entries are now being taken for the 2022 Bridgehunter Awards. Details can be found in the Newsflyer Article as well as in the BHC

Headlines:

German Couple Destory Historic Aqueduct on the Island of Mallorca

Earthquake Destroys Viaduct in Taiwan

Hurricane Destroys Bridge in Puerto Rico

Another Span of a Historic Bridge in India Collapses

Lindaunis Schlei Drawbridge Closes to all but Pedestrians and Cyclists

S-Bridge in Eau Claire and Nine-Arch Bridge in Marshfield (Wisconsin) now listed on the National Register

Rededication Ceremony of Covered Bridge Built by Black Bridge Builders in Georgia

Interesting Discovery on the Alte Brücke in Heidelberg, Germany

Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County, Indiana

This is the first podcast since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th. The BHC and Newsflyer took a leave offline to pay respects to Her Royal Majesty. A summary of the events have been included here. September 10th edition of Newsflyer is available as a podcast. 

Headlines:

Cobban Bridge near Chippewa Falls Coming Down

Two more historic bridges victims of Yellowstone flooding

Lights out on historic bridges in Germany

Historic Bertram Bridge in Iowa to be replaced- truss bridge to be relocated

Fire destroys 900-year old bridge in China

New LEDs coming to Three Sister Bridges in Pittsburgh

And much more.

The podcast was made as news of Queen Elizabeth's Death came about. To pay respects to Her Majesty, the next podcast will be September 24th.