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Steel and reinforced concrete rule today. But in the early days of railway bridge building, timber was king. 

LAWRENCE COUNTY- Lawrence County is full of beautiful views of ridges, creeks, rivers, and small-town architecture. An example of that architecture is on display just outside the city limits of Bedford to the southwest: The Williams Bridge. The Williams Bridge is located in Spice Valley Tow ...

Washington County Commissioners learned about vandalism of a piece of local history during Thursday’s commission meeting. County Engineer Roger Wright gave

BEDFORD - On Tuesday morning, the Lawrence County Commissioners granted Lawrence County Tourism Director Tonya Chastain permission to host the 6th annual Williams Covered Bridge Dinner set for Saturday, September 14. Chastain is anticipating around 175 attendees at this year's event. The ev ...

Richard Eastman is to have the county’s newest covered bridge named in his honor. A ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, will open the newly constructed Richard P. Eastman Hyde Road Covered Bridge, which crosses a segment of the Little Miami Bike Trail.

LAWRENCE CO. - Saturday, the Williams Community Covered Bridge Dinner was held at the Williams Covered Bridge for the fifth year in a row, with all 175 seats sold out, and speaker Brandt Baughman, the Deputy Director of Indiana State Parks. The Williams Covered Bridge, built in 1884 A combined e ...

A Nevada County resident walked across the Bridgeport Covered Bridge — legally — for the first time in a decade Thursday afternoon.

Fire Destroys Landmark Covered Bridge in Littleton, Maine Photo courtesy of Pamela Crowder Wilkinson A fire of unknown origin Monday afternoon destroyed a historic covered bridge in the southern Aroostook County town of Littleton. The Littleton Fire Department responded to the 110-year-old Watson Settlement Bridge on the Framingham Road (also known as Carson Road). Officials said two people driving by the bridge smelled smoke and spotted the flames after they turned around to investigate. The 1...

On December 22, 1860 the first engine, “Rockdale,” pulled into Oxford, Pennsylvania. By December of 1865, the P & B Central had extended its line to Rising Sun. On Christmas Day of that year an excursion train ran from the Cecil County town to Oxford, Pennsylvania, for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church. Cars did not travel the route regularly, though, because the terminus had neither a turntable, depot or water station. The Cecil Whig (3/34/1866) published a letter from a Rising ...