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Charles City Residents Meet to Discuss Future of Historic Bridge

By Bree'Ann Hildreth

CHARLES CITY (AP) - Residents of Charles City are meeting over the holiday weekend to talk about the future of the town's historic suspsension bridge.

It collapsed last month during widespread flooding in Iowa.

Mayor Jim Erb scheduled the public meetings for Friday and Saturday.

He says the city still doesn't have an answer on how to rebuild the 102 year-old swinging pedestrian bridge.

Erb says an attempt will be made to pull the remains of the bridge out of the Cedar River next week. Experts will then be called in to evaluate what can be done to restore the structure.

The mayor says the city can apply for state and federal funding, but warns that it may be a long wait.

The bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Sunday, Jul 6 at 10:17 PM CC resident wrote ...

Hopefully there will be an attept at rebuilding the bridge. Charles City has went through a lot latley.. A 500 year flood, tornados, and a fireworks disaster that is making news all over the nation. We need some hope here!

Sunday, Jul 6 at 1:47 PM Any donations? wrote ...

If this can be reconstruced/repaired through donations fine, if it takes tax money, sorry. Let's be sure we can keep up the necessities before we start spending money on "historic" bridges.

Saturday, Jul 5 at 11:26 PM yes wrote ...

I lived in Chucktown for a few years. They have had a disproportionate amount of bad news the last decade of so. This bridge is important to the landscape and pride of that beaten down city. I do hope they rebuild it and also hope they shake whatever curse that has been placed upon them

Saturday, Jul 5 at 9:10 AM HOPE!! wrote ...

I do hope they can fix it, I grew up in Charles City, and used to ride my bike across that bridge almost on a daily basis.

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