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County closes Morrigan bridge after inspector finds critical weld cracks; $3 million replacement estimated
Summary
Following a consultant inspection, Jackson County closed the Morrigan bridge after inspectors flagged a progressing crack in a welded splice; staff submitted the bridge for county bridge construction funding and are evaluating repair options to restore a 15-ton limit.
Jackson County closed the Morrigan bridge to traffic after a consultant inspection identified a critical crack in a welded splice that county staff said had progressed significantly over the prior six months.
County staff member Jane Schackle told the board the bridge originally had been moved from Highway 64 to its current location on 74th Street in the mid-1980s and that workers welded angle iron to splice sections of the lower bridge chord at that time. The consultant classified the newly…
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