Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1903 — New Bridge is Completed. [ARTICLE]

New Bridge is Completed.

The new iron bridge over the Iroquois river on the new road is now completed. Or rather the old bridge has been moved from several miles np the river and placed in its new position, ,on the road sooth of the Jud Perkins and G. P. Daugherty oorners, and past the old fair grounds. The work of setting up the old bridge in its new p sition was completed Monday, and it has been a pretty large job The Wihamao Bridge C.>mpiny did the work and tie contract price was $1498 Thebridge is not yet open to travel, there being quite a big job of grading and fi 11ing’yetTj be done on the approaches, especially the south one, before the bridge will be passable.