Show fire damage to bridge repaired 1 I R 0 o V W 7 t 4 7 I 1 J 4 7 n 4 I 1 bridge crew at bori on the WhIle river bridge shown is scenic to ih 0 ir 1 v 91 from bonanza HISTORIC BRIDGE REPAIRED FOLLOWING FIRE the Whlter White lver river bridge south of bonanza Is in use again following repairs made necessary when a fire destroyed the south approach to the structure A state road crew under the supervision of C R evne rebuilt 60 feet of the bridge and constructed a fill 60 feet long to replace the old approach the repairs will put the bridge in good condition lor for a traffic with a limited tonnage it Is possible to strengthen the bridge with the use of piling so go hat trucks t transporting ron sporting heavy equipment could use the structure built morn than forty years neo nizo the bridge has seen a lot of histo history made in the euintah basin at it was over ever this bridge that the traffic flowed from he the uintah ballge railway ay to the aln tah basin in the early do days first by team and wagon ad and later by trucks nestled in fi A delightful area of the Whlter White iver river with will tower ing nc sandstone cliffs of brilliant colors on all tides sides the bridge la is like the portal of a scenic won derland of wierd formations Zb bordering the banks of the riv er with the co completion lotion of a paved road from mg U S 40 to bonanza it if Is not improbable that in the near future this historic bridge will again carry a stream of I 1 traffic ra fic made up of tourists and commerce from grand junction and mack colo to the uintah basin it may some day be a link in a great north south highway |