Crawfordsville Check
March 8, 2023

Scott Swanson
Linn County Road Department crew members inspect the Crawfordsville Bridge Wednesday morning, March 1. The structure is in need of repairs, said Rob Kennedy, lead person for the county Bridge Crew.
No, it wasn't a traffic jam at Crawfordsville Bridge Wednesday morning, March 1.
Linn County Road Department crew members, as seen in the first photo, were inspecting the bridge, which is in need of repairs, Rob Kennedy, lead person for the county Bridge Crew, said.
The 105-foot Howe truss-type bridge, built in 1932, was bypassed by Highway 228 in 1963 and is now managed by the Linn County Parks and Recreation Department as a pedestrian bridge across the Calapooia River.
Kennedy said the bridge crew was checking the facility on behalf of the Parks Department. He said that some of the beams...
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