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jim · Last edited by jim on Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:35 pm; edited 1 time in total

WINCHESTER, Ky., June 15, 2009

Beginning Monday, June 22, the Indian Creek Road in Menifee County, Forest Service Road #9 in the Red River Gorge, will be closed for construction. The closure is expected to span over a period of at least 90 days as contractors remove and reconstruct a bridge over the East Fork of Indian Creek. During this time, the road will be closed to vehicle traffic in the interest of public safety.

“We realize this road leads to a popular area of the gorge where many visitors enjoy fishing, hiking and rock climbing,” said Dave Manner, District Ranger of the Cumberland Ranger District, “but the bridge repairs are necessary to improve travel in this area.”

The construction project will replace an existing steel bridge with timber decking that was built in 1954. Over the years, this bridge has become deficient and unsafe for large road maintenance equipment and fish stocking vehicles. The existing bridge will be replaced with a single span steel girder structure with concrete decking. The new bridge will provide safe access for the public and support road maintenance activities, as well as future stream and fish habitat restoration projects.

Recreational visitors in the Indian Creek area are encouraged to use caution during the construction project and to avoid the immediate vicinity where heavy equipment will be operating. For more information, contact the Cumberland Ranger District office at 606-784-6428 or the Gladie Learning Center at (606) 663-8100.

Glenrider · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:08 pm Post subject:

This really hurts our plans Jim.
Now we will be scrambling for a new plan
come September.
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Glenrider · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:

Some images from today.
We should have more as the project progresses.

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Glenrider · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

We have dusted off our RRS Recon Page to start
following the construction of the New Bridge on
Indian Creek. Also a last look at the way it was.
Paste this into your browser:
http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_1.html
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Glenrider · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

July 20th Update with New Photos-

Paste this into your browser:
http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_1.html
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Glenrider · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:09 am Post subject:

August 3rd Update with New Photos-

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http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_1.html
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Glenrider · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:27 am Post subject:

Yesterday, spoke with Gene Baker, USFS, an administrator
involved with the Indian Creek Bridge Construction. After
checking with the Construction Crew he said that under the
best possible conditions the Bridge could be finished and
FS Road 9 reopened after September 20th. That's the very
"Best" possible conditions.

He personally feels that the whole project will not be
completed until early October which is just in keeping
with the pre-established timeframe.
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Glenrider · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject:

New photo sent in by the USFS -

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Glenrider · Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject:

August 24th Update with New Photos-

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http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_1.html
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Glenrider · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

The Bridge opened to the public this morning [Sept 22nd]
after it cleared Official Inspection at 10:00am.

Working on updated photos
Here is a quick look - -

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Glenrider · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

Indian Creek Bridge Final Photos

We wrap-up our 3 month long observation
of the Indian Creek Bridge Construction with
our Final installment.
An 'extensive' look at the Bridge just hours
after its completion [17th] and then once more
days later [22nd] for its Last Inspection, Public
Opening & Crossing.

In order to complete this task we wanted to thank
some folks: [could not have done it without them]

Gene Baker
Scott Bonds
Mark Johnson
Kimberly Morgan
Ed Newell
Jessica Santangelo
J.R. Wagers
Rita Wehner

There are 3 pages charting the progress of
the construction. From Final Form to Beginning:
http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_1.html
http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_2.html
http://www.redriversaga.com/recon_3.html

Scott Bonds Bridge Data Image:
http://www.redriversaga.com/ZF_FS9-221.jpg

It has been interesting, educational and historic
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