From: olcrow@windstream.net Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:28 PM To: form3@historicbridges.org Subject: Blaine Bridge historic data. Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Categories: Information For Website Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by (olcrow@windstream.net) on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 10:28:24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: Hello I spent two years recording the restoration of the Blaine "S" Bridge.(2003- 2005) My research found that the contract to build the brige was let in 1825. The contract for the bridge was given to James Lloyd and Robert Wilson of Hagerstown, MD. They were also required to build one mile of road at each end of the bridge, so there could be no argument about the road and brige meeting properly. In spite of the posted historical marker the bridge was finished in 1826. The bridge was rebuilt during 1915 when the original builder's marker was replaced by a concrete marker which stated the building date was 1826 and that it was rebuilt in 1915. Visited the site September 18, 2010, on the fifth anniversary of the Grand reopening. The bridge is in excellent condition. Regards, John J. Crnkovich, Ed.D., P.E Submit: Send Email --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HTTP_USER_AGENT: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; GTB0.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)