Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1914 — WIDENING BRIDGE WITH CONCRETE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WIDENING BRIDGE WITH CONCRETE

When a railway decided to increase its main line to four tracks, its was confronted with the eerious problem of widening its two-track stone bridges. Concrete solved this problem as it has solved many others. The old stone bridge

• iwas converted into a modern four-track structure by building a reinforced concrete extension on each Bide of the old bridge, forming a strong and handsome viaduct. —Popular Mechanics.

Old Stone Bridge Converted Into Modern Structure.