Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1912 — A New Bridge Needed at College Avenue Crossing. [ARTICLE]

A New Bridge Needed at College Avenue Crossing.

Since the improvement of College avenue a few years ago the hauling on that thoroughfare has greatly increased and consequently the old bridge has become greatly weakened and much worn. When the river was made into a ditch the channel of the river was much narrowed and the present bridge is twice as long as is needed to span the present channel. It is an unsightly bridge as the stream passes under the south side, with something like thirty feet extending over the north side. A cement arch bridge, constructed the width of the stream, made a little wider to better accommodate traffic, would not cost very much and would be an improvement would not only add to the appearance of'that part of town, but make travel over that street more convenient and much safer. The old bridge could doubtless be sold for use in the country at some point where lhere is not nearly the travel there is over It at the" present time.