BHC Newsflyer: 21 May, 2022

The Bridgehunter's Chronicles

Headlines:

Two covered bridges in Minnesota severely damaged in floods

Article 1: https://kfgo.com/2022/05/17/580395/

Article 2: https://www.fox21online.com/2022/05/14/lutsen-resorts-historic-covered-bridges-damaged-by-trees-barreling-down-raging-river/

Historic Meadow Road Bridge in Pennsylvania Coming Down

Article: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/demolition-of-meadows-road-bridge-in-lower-saucon-to-begin-next-month/article_e075b38a-d705-11ec-9df1-6727420fd872.html

Bridge Info: https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=pennsylvania/meadowsroad/

Historic Bridge in Bristol, England is demolished to make way for a recycling center

Article: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/historic-bridge-destroyed-new-bristol-7074410

Historic Bridge in New Zealand with Connection to World War I to be Restored

Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/wellington-top-stories/128653542/work-starts-to-preserve-upper-hutt-bridge-which-60000-soldiers-crossed-to-go-to-war

Info on Lane Truss: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/truss-bridge-with-an-a-a-look-at-the-difference-between-the-lane-and-the-miller-borcherding-truss-design/

Historic Covered Bridge in Bavaria to be Replaced. Historic Structure to be restored and converted into a pedestrian bridge.

Article 1: https://www.bayern.landtag.de/www/ElanTextAblage_WP18/Drucksachen/Schriftliche%20Anfragen/18_0011454.pdf

Article 2: https://www.pnp.de/lokales/stadt-und-landkreis-passau/passau-land/Die-alte-Rottbruecke-wird-nicht-mehr-geoeffnet-4319269.html

Bridge Info: https://www.neuhaus-inn.de/die-rottbruecke/

Marienbrücke at Castle Neuschwanstein to be Restored:

Article: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/marienbruecke-bei-schloss-neuschwanstein-jetzt-wird-saniert,T5WJJJC

Information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marienbr%C3%BCcke_(Neuschwanstein)