WAUPACA RECORD LEADER

July 13, 1916

 

BIG STONE ARCH BRIDGE GIVES WAY

 

North Road to Weyauwega Close To Traffic

While Repairs Are Being Made On Hom Bridge

           

            The past season seems to have been an extremely trying one on bridges of this section.  During the spring freshet the State Street bridge caved in; then the dam and roadway at the Felting mills were carried away and now we find that the large bridge just east of the city, on the north road to Weyauwega was undermined at the same time so that it must be repaired.

            Two of the above mentioned bridges are of the stone-arch type which are supposed to last almost indefinitely.  Whether these bridges have been defective or that this type of structure is not proving satisfactory, is one which should be looked into.

            This closing of the north road at this time is indeed unfortunate as the south one is closed due to the construction of a piece of state road.  This condition of affairs is proving a real hardship to some of our citizens who are frequent callers at Weyauwega.