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Poland Bridge Rehab Progress [WGN 45-08-02] March 30, 2004 - Work on the Poland Bridge should be finished today, said Jim Ligon, Alpine foreman. What remains to be done, he said, is to complete work on the soffits and on the running planks. The camber, with all of the dead-load on the trusses, remains unchanged at 14 and 1/8 inches.        Work will begin on the bridge approaches in mid- April when the frost is gone out of the ground and the soil has stabilized, Ligon said. Alpine Construction is under contract to construct the bridge approaches and pave the roadway in the immediate vicinity of the bridge, the rest of the road work to be completed by the Town of Cambridge. With the siding and roofing of the bridge completed, less than a day's work remains. The gable-end soffits get finishing touches. Photo by Joe Nelson, March 30, 2004 One of the last jobs to be done, the oak running plank installation is very nearly completed. Photo by Joe Nelson, March 26, 2004

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This file posted March 302, 2004