The Huntly Bridge.
* -h~ In connection with th? new bridge there have been completed two spans of forty-one | feet each, and three spans oi | 102 feet each, i igei'ier with tlie re piir..'! decking, i’li • whi or middle span where traffic is expected to cross is well under way, and will soon be finisned. Work in the river i; -elf is being pushed alien 1. the contractor being auxioii- to take advantage of the low level of the river's surface iu order to build the remaining wall , a work that can by commenced as soon as a forth -r fall of two inches occurs. Thereafter he will be .able to proceed wi<n tie ennc’Oeta w rk. As sobn ile holidays aro over the contractor will be able to make better progress, as with ail increased stpff and all the required material on tlie ground there wjll he lio obstacle, except a rite in the river, to impede progb ss. Judging by past results, aiother six months will l>4foro<tlie bridge is complete
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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 23, 31 December 1912, Page 2
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171The Huntly Bridge. Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 23, 31 December 1912, Page 2
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