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Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-03 | Page 7 | $50,000 State Storm Damage

Type issue
Date 1932-09-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title $50,000 State Storm Damage
Type article
Date 1932-09-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 7
OCR Text STATE STORM DAMAGE Bridges in Garfield Carfield am and Grand Counties Demolished Demolished Demolished Demol Demol- by Floods i The recent storm caused damage to Utah's highway y system the loss being co confined fin 4 to washed ou out Bridges in Grand and Garfield counties counties coun coun- ties H. H S S. S Kerr chief engineer for o the state road commission reported Saturday Sat after a statewide survey The floods carried awa away the lower Courthouse bridge and damaged the approaches and the upper Courthouse Court Court- house louse bridge in Grand county causing causIng caus caus- ing ng damage e estimated at the survey disclosed Approximately damage was was caused in Garield Gar field count county where several small smal bridges were demolished Considering the severity of the storm torm storm Mr Kerr said damage to the highway system was comparatively slight light No highways were washed out although several including the Salt Lake Ogden road were blockaded ed for several days daSo All of the miles mUes of highway in in ln the system is open Mr Kerr announced announced an an- and In good condition He received a from froma E. E 1 E. E East chief engineer for the Au Club of Southern California Califor Califor- nia informing him that numerous tourists reaching Los lAs Angeles via Utah Utah had praised the condition of the he roads in this state state- placing them themon on n a par with any anT in inthe the nation
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