Show BRIDGE ROAD LINK HAS NOW OPENED HURRICANE washington county saturday afternoon celebrated the tha opening ot of a new bridge and a strip ot of road between hurricane and st george which reduces the distance by 11 miles with Goyer gobernor Gov einor nor henry K X blood K X C wright chief engineer of the state road commission and other government and civic leaders in attendance chief engineer wright wryght officially opened the bridge to traffic following an impressive ceremony at tho the i structure which sg Is teet feet 6 inches les I 1 long aal 1 la paid to be the andres bridge in III the state As the principal speaker at the bridge dedication cove governor anor blood predicted that many generations would live to use the bridge and appreciate its construction ile he said the road commission had been careful in ili the woric k to see that flood water carried along the baurse ot of the virgin river would not leave their mark of destruction the principal parts of the foundation are so placed and protected that danger from the elements seems slight the governor also complimented the pioneers who settled the wash ington county region tor for their faith in the future of the territory the climate lie he said the water and the soil are ot of such beneficial nature that tile the prosperity ot of this territory Is only slightly touched the road which reduces the mileage for east west traffic through zion national park by 11 miles Is not entirely completed but governor blood assured the hi ong I 1 lii IL i as soon men as federal appropriations permit the state would have a total investment in roads in the section of the six miles from the bridge to hurricane has not yet been contracted tor for and there still remains about three miles from hurricane tp jp laversin La verkin junction to connect with the main zion park road |