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Show line Bridges In GGunty Have Been Completed Nine of the twelve bridges being built under the flood program pro-gram in western Duchesne county coun-ty have been finished, reports Bob Hilbert of the firm Timple-ton Timple-ton and Linke, engineers, who are supervising construction work. Seven of these completed bridges are located on the Strawberry River. Locations on the Strawberry are in the southeast south-east section of Duchesne County, near Weston Bates' ranch, near Wilbur Bates' ranch, near Vaun Lott's ranch, near Al Mezenen's ranch, at the mouth of Lake Canyon, near Raleigh Ivie's ranch. Three more of these bridges are to be completed on the Strawberry one near the Olsen Ol-sen Brothers' ranch and two on the Wesley Koyen ranch. Construction Con-struction is planned to begin this week on the No. 8 bridge-near bridge-near the Olsen ranch. The two' other bridges completed com-pleted are across the Duchesne River near the Turnbow ranch at Hanna and across the Lake Fork River near Mt. Home. Eleven of the timber bridges are 16-foct width with a 48 foot span. Average cost of the 11 for materials and labor is $9,000, Mr. Hillbert said. The bridge spanning the Duchesne River in Duchesne City has a 24 foot roadway with a 48 foot span. Its cost was approximately $22,000 for materials and labor. June 1 is the scheduled date for completion of construction of the twelve bridges. The contractor, con-tractor, Contracting Cotporation of Salt Lake City, reports that construction work has been continued without lay-off due to the mild winter weather conditions. con-ditions. It is not ancipiated that high water this spring will cause any delay in completion of the bridges per schedule. |