After completion of a thorough engineering study, numerous meetings with town officials and concerned citizens, it was decided it was time to rehabilitate the structure back to its 1912 condition. It's a challenge to rehabilitate the bridge to its original condition while meeting modern transportation requirements. The rehabilitation will include removing the upstream and downstream ridge frames and widening the arch downstream to meet current lane width requirements. The existing arch will be repaired to improve its load capacity. Concrete rails will be incorporated to emulate the original structure.
Rehabilitation is the sensible alternative, financially and historically.
It's been very rewarding for us to work with the residents and town of Durham to learn the history behind the structure. Design of the project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2001 with construction completed by fall 2002.