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Say Tweet: If You’ve Crossed the Wabash River Memorial Bridge Recently, You’ve been Flocked

Wednesday, January 22 by Jc Tinsley

If you’ve been spanning the Wabash River Memorial Bridge on your way to Posey County or Evansville, you may have noticed a camera just as you enter the Hoosier state. Travel a bit further and as soon as you enter Mt. Vernon city limits,...

Severin Details $680 Million in Highway and Bridge Construction Projects Coming to 116th District

Tuesday, May 14 by Jc Tinsley

State Representative Dave Severin says his 116th district will be the recipient of more than $680 million in highway and bridge construction and repair projects over the next 5 years. Severin recently met with Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omar Osman in Springfield...

Illinois and Indiana Authorities Gather for Joint Meeting to Discuss Future of Harmony Way Bridge

Saturday, April 6 by Jc Tinsley

The end goal is for people to be able to utilize the Harmony Way Bridge connecting New Harmony to east White County and Crossville. Right now, a pressing need is to keep people out however. At Friday’s joint meeting between the Indiana and Illinois...

Harmony Way Bridge Receives Grant for Engineering Study

Thursday, March 28 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois New Harmony River Bridge Authority in Carmi, Illinois, with assistance from the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission in Albion, Illinois, announced today that a federal Delta Regional Authority (DRA) strategic planning grant of $150,000 has been awarded to the Illinois Authority to...

Rollover Crash on Highway 141 at Little Wabash Bridge

Monday, January 8 by Jc Tinsley

White County Sheriff’s authorities say a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 141 at the Little Wabash Bridge will have the roadway shut down for some time. Officials are recommending finding an alternate route and avoiding the area if possible.

Egbert Gives Kiwanis a Harmony Way Bridge Update

Friday, August 25 by Jc Tinsley

Following legislation in the late 1920’s that allowed private entities to build spans, the Harmony Way Bridge connecting White County to New Harmony was built in the 1930’s. Spud Egbert says then in 1941, the federal government realized building private bridges wasn’t “useful”. In...

Op/Ed – What Would You Tell Those Who Say the Effort to Re-Open the Harmony Way Bridge is a Fool’s Errand

Tuesday, January 31 by Jc Tinsley

After following the Harmony Way Bridge closing for years now, WROY/WRUL News has continued to keep up with the goings on of a small, but dedicated group of individuals "efforting" the span's re-opening. With that, our reporters have been faced with input from the...

Harmony Way Bridge Authorities Come Together to Discuss Progress

Monday, December 19 by Jc Tinsley

To the average citizen, not much has changed since May 21, 2012. That’s when the Harmony Way Bridge abruptly closed down due to safety concerns. In 2020, officials officially took ownership of the span as it was transferred from the White County Bridge Commission...

Illinois New Harmony Bridge Authority To Meet

Wednesday, December 14 by WROY-WRUL News

The Illinois New Harmony Bridge Authority will be holding a meeting on Friday December 16th at 2 p.m. Following the financial report, the board will address old business on the agenda. The board will receive updates on the Senator Duckworth Grant application, fiscal year...

New Harmony Bridge Authority to Meet Friday Afternoon

Thursday, December 16 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois/New Harmony Bridge Authority is planning to gather this Friday for an afternoon meeting and update on progress with the span that connects New Harmony to White County. It will be a google/conference call at 3:30pm. On the agenda, members are expected to discuss updates...

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