The North Skunk River Greenbelt Association

SPRINGFIELD, OREGON - HAYDEN RR BRIDGE: AFTER FIVE YEARS THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED AND OPENED TO PEDESTRIANS. WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE EUGENE WATER ELECTRIC BOARD TO ADD ADJACENT LAND, BUT THAT HAS RUN INTO LEGAL LOT DESCRIPTIONS AND IS STILL ONGOING. WILLIAMALANE WAS APPROACHED IN AUGUST OF 2019 ON TAKING ON OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND AND BRIDGE. THEIR BOARD HAS INSTRUCTED THE DUE DILIGENCE PHASE, AND THEY ARE CONTACTING INTERESTED PARTIES.

SITE VISITS & BRIDGE PURCHASING FOLLOW-UP: AFTER THREE YEARS, MARY STREET BRIDGE IN MOUNTAINTOP, PENNSYLVANIA WAS REMOVED FROM THE SITE AND SHIPPED TO BACH STEEL IN ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN TO UNDERGO ENGINEERING, MARKING, AND REPAIRS ONCE FUNDS HAVE ARRIVED FROM PENNDOT HISTORIC BRIDGE PROGRAM.CASCADE BRIDGE - BURLINGTON, IOWA: EFFORTS WERE MADE TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO DEMOLITION FOR THIS RARE DECK TRUSS LOCATED ADJACENT TO CRAPO PARK AND ARBORETUM ON THE IOWA PORTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI GREAT RIVER ROAD. NSRGA AIDED THE GROUP WITH THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BY ESTABLISHING A BANK ACCOUNT IN BURLINGTON WITH THE GROUP, AND USING THAT AS A BASE FOR THEIR FUNDRAISING ON FACEBOOK AND THROUGH GOFUNDME.