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By Dena Wood
The Times 

Preserving 'Historic Value' of Main Street Bridge

Groups agree to maintain history of soon-to-be-replaced 90-year-old structure

 


WAITSBURG – It took the City of Waitsburg the better part of a decade to secure funding to replace the 90-year-old Main Street Bridge, which is designed in such a way that it creates a flood hazard.

Since the state legislature awarded $1.7 million toward the bridge’s replacement in June of 2015, the city has been busy checking off the many requirements that have to be in place before the bridge can be replaced this summer.

At their December meeting the city council checked off another box by approving an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers and the Washington State Historic...



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