Show I w I 4 ICI Ott r 9 4 I I d I Iw w A f 4 t q p. p q k V rj k I 4 4 4 r r s i n M t v s 1 tG EXCAVATION WORK is progressing rapidly ahead on the new Dry Fork bridge north of Maeser The Ashley Upper canal will be slightly realigned as well as two approach roads The brid bridge e will span th the widest par part of the excavation A temporary detour ro road sd has been constructed shown in the background Hazardous fridge Bridge onDry on onDry Dry a Fork Road Removed Replacement of one of the most dangerous dangerous dan dan- bridges in Uintah County is well underway this week The bridge is located on the County Collector road leading leading lead lead- ing to Dry Fork and 1 spanning span span- spanning ning the Ashley Upper canal at the Hacking hacking Hack Hack- ing and nd formerly known Christensen intersection in in- THE OLD BRIDGE was out of alignment alignment align align- ment with the road and unless one was familiar with the offset p position it presented presented pre pre- an unexpected hazard Nile Chapman Construction Company of Roosevelt received th the negotiated contract contract contract con con- tract for the construction at The new bridge is a concrete box concrete b x type construction construction con con- and will be 57 fe feet t wide and 20 feet long THE CONCRETE BRIDGE will be over twice the width of the old one and give room to turn to the east without with with- without out difficulty d The bridge was a challenge to engineer by the county engineering department because because because be be- cause it is next to a county road intersection intersection intersection inter inter- section near three water lines and close to the main Vernal City water line A power pole had to be removed to make room for the increased size of the ture A ANEW NEW channel approach will be const constructed con con- st for the Ashley upper canal as well as wider approaches for the Dry DryFork DryFork DryFork Fork road and the county road to road Ito to the east reported the county engineer C Construction is expected to be finished in three weeks |