Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-04 | Page 2 | Utah is Given U. S. Permit to Bridge Stream

I UTAH JAH I S IV PE PERMIT Mn J TO BRIDGE m f fJ STREAM J fAM Indian Bureau Will Aid Plan of Constructing Steel Crossing Over River in inthe inthe the Shivwits Reservation to construct a P PERMISSION steel bridge over the Santa Clara river on the Shivwits Indian reservation has Ims been granted to Utah by the federal government according to a letter letter let let- ter to George I I. state engineer from R E. M L' L Merritt l fe itt assistant t commissioner of f Indian I affairs in D. D C. C The bri bridge ge will be built by the bridge construction department lt I of the state road 1 I plans for the bridge s submitted sub sub- bI b- b I by the state roa road commis- commis commission slon sion have been approved l by y the tho t I government The bri bridge ge is on the route of the Arrowhead trail from Salt lake to Los Angeles Tourists heretofore have been compelled to cross the river by boat The lute bri bridge ge wili re reduce uce considerably the route between Utah and Cali- Cali fornia The In Indian ian department will cooperate in in the building of the bri bridge ge