Show New Slew Bridge Opened for Public Use Traffic began to flow over the new bridge across the Colorado river Iver north of Moab along Highway Highway High- High way vay Wednesday afternoon with the old road blocked off at athe atthe atthe the he south approach to the old oldridge oldbridge oldbridge bridge ridge Highway crews of the W W. W W. Clyde Construction company have been working on the approaches to o the new bridge for some time and nd still have a lot of work to do None of the officials of the company com corn pany any could be contacted Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day ay night for a statement on how howlong howlong howong long ong traffic would be using the new ew route The blockade at the south approach approach ap- ap roach to the bridge leaves ample room oom for the river road traffic to pass ass Dirt moving work at the north northside northside side Ide of the bridge has formed a ditch like itch like approach to the old road that hat made it unnecessary to erect Continued on page 6 I t New Bridge- Bridge Continued from page I IX 1 a road barricade at that end When work is tin finally ally completed on the approaches to the new newbridge newbridge newbridge bridge it will do away with one of the chief bottlenecks for tor traffic In the area the area the old way one structure that has served motorIsts motorists motorists motor motor- along Highway for many years There was a time when three cars a day over Highway was considered a a. busy day day day- and not so long ago one county official said Wednesday But nut now the highway Is called on to handle most of ot the heavy traffic into the uranium rich area of Southeastern Utah |