The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-31

Federal improvements
The however decided to build
a road across the mountains.
approved bill
p9oprating Wheel
officially Cumberland
The Road Commission appointed the president consisted of Eli
Williams and Thompson surveyor They we're authorized hire two
chain carriers marker pack horse and horse to
make the preliminary
The decided followed of the old
Nemacon Path Cumberland Monongahela River
through
Crossings the Youghogheny at the Great Crossings and the Monon
gahea Stone Old BROWNSVILLE where connection
Pittsburgh by
rght-ofway one-haf width
Brownsville miles of the road
Cumberland 1911, and
completed in the fall of 1872
The next letting August 1872 distance of IL miles extend
Little Meadows. completed early 1915.
The thence the Youghoghcny August
delay
the high possible failure of
the contractors The whole road was not completed and opened to %
c Ohio until 1878 The building the road tho
arch
bridge. S9.745 mile.
raised by the from the
public build the to the
Mississippi River but was finally constructed only as far as Spring
field.
Bridges and cvcs were well
Casteman River.
Youghoeheny This 8Ooot the
arch America when constructed 1873 said that
built than that
the proposed C. and o. Canal might under ii.
celebration held supporting mbers
the bridge removed People who had the arch under
it would collapse when the removed
of Cumberland superintendent for
the government with few labo on the n before the ceba
on quietly removed the key of the supporting mbers Shver
might well be dead his
reputation depended the arch
The bridge without just stands today 1t
until the steel
bridge constructed John Elliott living Grantsvie
grandson of Shriver who built the bridge
County Society of the
for construction OF this bridge which served the National Road traffic
the Cascman The Washington County Pa Historical Soc
the construction of the bridge The
contract 100 long o puDcaoh Dut mere are some interesting oS
OF day
Abraham Kerne John Bson and David shrver
Youghoghcny ninth section of the u s.
span
The 100 be three
the lime
completed day 1874"
the the of $225 for
the bridge $1,000
tire abutmentS OF the odee arc ou and SOoo When inc Doge IS
concludes follows Il" hereby likewise
member Congress shall admitted share
part agreement there
David Shriver and the
Byson M. Halam
Sept approved president
The historical arch bridge spanning Caseman river
Grantsvilc posety
1855 as monument to the earliest bridge construction mehodS In inc
Built 1873 appropriation
of $4,000 by the State of Maryland secured through the efforts of ar
Granvlcs of Maryland
for the work awarded the Cumberland
completed Novcm
1855 Restoration of the old bridge dream of residents
Granc desired the bridge preserved for future
generations
From bridge cvcrincrcang
traffic the heavy
relocate the righofway
several hazardous well the in
bridge The relocation project necessaed
south the
the bridge the only traffic which
feeling that stomach
mailman who delivered mail to
families of Little Crossings"
bridge opened for traffic in 1888 provisions
Commission maintenance
of Deterioration of the walls of the
rroaches Commission barrcade and close
vehicular traffic in 1858
attention of Mr. Harry C. Edwards by
Crossings Mr. Edwards having keen of
the old bridge Garrett County and
responsibility restoration
officials fortunate included IN
266 the Acts of 1855
emarked the structure Mr. Edwards had asked
the and redecaon ceremony to be
1855 $4,000 allotted for restor
Roads
of land for Park The land
In 1857 $4,000 allotted
by Department
frepaces
for pnckers The various clubs and