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Railroad bridge planked to allow autos to cross

DT Data Page #: 
413
Newspaper: 
Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date: 
10/30/1924
Page #: 
1
Column: 
3
Item Type: 
Bridge Use
Place: 
Weymouth
TEXT: 
101 was blocked & the Weymouth bridge went out so the RR hired Mercer Fraser to plank the railroad bridge up to the height of the rails. It was discovered that auto wheels were at the same width as the rails & there wasn't sufficient space to allow an auto to drive very much off the rails.
Key Words: 
101, Blocked, Mercer Fraser, Plank, Auto Wheels