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Fayette County Commissioners voted to auction off the old iron truss bridge across Cummins Creek on Haw Creek Road. The bridge was abandoned and replaced by a concrete bridge in the 1990s. The auction will take likely take place in August. Photo by Andy Behlen -
Local historian Rox Ann Johnson provided this photo from 1915 showing the bridge under construction at its former location on Willow Springs Road. On the left of the photo, three men are shown leaning against a rail. The man in the center was Johnson’s great-grandfather Ernst C. Albrecht. Johnson said the bridge washed out at this location several times before being bypassed by State Highway 159. The bridge was moved to its current location on Haw Creek Road around 1929. Photo courtesy of Rox Ann Johnson
Fayette County will auction off the old truss bridge that crosses Cummins Creek on Haw Creek Road.
Pct. 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel said a person interested in the bridge approached him about purchasing it a few months ago. At a meeting on June 10, Assistant County Attorney Blake Watson said the County owns the bridge. If the County wishes to sell it to a private buyer, Watson said,…
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