BOY RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BEGINS ON CSAH #6 

by Tom Cox

A bulldozer and backhoe swung into action on Friday, June 27, as a procession of 10-ton trucks began delivering fill to support a by-pass on the north (up-stream) side of the CSAH #6 bridge over the Boy River. The latest word from Dave Enblom and Jon Large, Cass County's Highway Engineers, is that the contractors will install a temporary 20'-wide bridge at that location to carry traffic while the new bridge is under construction. Barring unforeseen delays by weather, etc., construction should be complete by the end of September.

With its 35' length and 24' width supported by wooden pilings, the old bridge will be replaced by a new, clear-span bridge 59' long and 36' wide. Like the rebuilt and widened CSAH #6 to come later this year, the new bridge will include 4' paved biking-walking lanes on each side.