Show u 0 GONE 0 The Strawberry bridge at the tho east eastend easten eastend end en of ot Duchesne collapsed early arly Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning and was carried away down the river The bridge had been in an extremely dangerous condItion condition condi condI- tion for several days and should have been closed to traffic TIlts This was not nol done and travelers continued continued contin- contin to flirt with with death by crossing the time bridge right up un to o a few few minutes before the bridge fell Into the river The collapse was not due to high highwater highwater highwater water the river having receded far farbelow farbelow below bolow the water high mark It was an old and dilapidated affair and was condemned over a year ago It was simply a matter or of good fortune that no lives were vre lost with the bridge For awhile access to Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne for people living on the south side of the riven was possible only on horseback but a temporary road Is now being made turning south at the bridge site and around the tho foothills to tho the mouth of or Indian canyon |