Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1899 — Advocates Wooden Bridges. [ARTICLE]

Advocates Wooden Bridges.

In view of the fact, that about all the street bridge companies in the county have gone Into a trust, a Brookville paper suggests that their county commissioners, when they have a new bridge to build, ask for bids for wooden as well as steel bridges. The Brookville paper holds that wooden bridges, if well built, will last about as long ds steel ones, and cites the case of a wooden bridge in ■ the vicinity 50 years old and still sound and servicable. It also mentions a famous wooden bridge overthe White river, at Indianapolis, built when the “state road” was made way back in the thirties, and good for many years use yet. Another point in favor of wooden bridges is that they leave a much larger proportion of the money they cost at home than iron or steel bridges do. In these suggestions of the Brookville paper, perhaps our commissioners may find a valuable hint also, in case they build any new bridges very soon.