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Old US-12 Bridge

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This is the plaque from the 1933 bridge that provided the new US-112 alignment. it is now mounted on the new slab bridge.

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This is what modern bridge "engineering" has managed to reduce plaques to. This would fit in your pocket. A far cry from plaques seen on bridges such as the Hickory Bridge. However, the "plaque", with a 1997 date on it, does inform visitors of how many years they missed the 1933 bridge by.

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Views of the truss bridge plaques.

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South elevation from modern bridge.

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Portal views facing east.

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Portal views facing west.

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View beside bridge from southeast quadrant.

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Views from southeast quadrant.

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View beside bridge from southwest quadrant.

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View from southwest quadrant.

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Turtle seen at bridge.

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Views of the trusses.

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Various views of truss sections.

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Various views of truss sections from modern bridge.

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Views of the plaques.

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Views looking east on the sidewalk.

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