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Rebuilding the Bridgeton Covered Bridge (April)

This page contains pictures from April 2006. The construction contractors were chosen in April. The sawing of the logs began in April.

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April

   
  The Bridgeton Bridge Association has approved a construction contract with contractors Dan Collom of Bridgeton and Dave Walters of northern Indiana. Portable sawmills will be setup the week of April 11th. Sawing of the logs has begun.
   
 

April 8th

   
  April 8th picture of the donated logs waiting to be sawed.
 

   
  April 8th View of the south abutment.
   
 

   
  April 8th View of the bridge span from south to north.
   
 

   
 

April 15th

   
  April 15th Crews and volunteers have started sawing the logs into timbers for the bridge.
   
 

   
  April 15th - Two saws have been setup to cut the logs to size.
   
 

   
  April 15th - Some of the timbers have been loaded onto a semi trailer.
   
 

   
  April 15th Crews and volunteers have started sawing the logs into timbers for the bridge.
   
 

   
 

April 21st

   
  April 21st Cut timbers ready for final cutting.
   
 

   
  April 21st Piles of stacked lumber waiting for the next step.
   
 

   
  April 21st Saw used to cut the lumber.
   
 

   
  April 21st Some of the scrap wood from the sawmilling.
   
 

   
   
 

April 28th

   
  April 28th Work on the south abutment has not progressed.
   
 

   
  April 28th Most of the original logs have been sawed. Additional logs have been delivered to the worksite and are ready to be sawed. Here is one pile of logs.
   
 

   
  April 28th Here are additional logs ready for cutting.
   
 

   
 

   
 

   
  April 28th Timber which has been cut and stacked.
   
 

   
 

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