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Intensive work coming on a third bridge
DAVENPORT — Heavy construction is coming to three bridges on gravel roads in Lincoln County.
Geib Bridge, located north of Wilbur, and Gerald Zellmer Bridge, south of Davenport, will be completely rebuilt and Blenz Bridge, south of Wilbur and Creston, will have its deck and girder system replaced.
However, construction is still a ways out for the federally funded projects.
“We hope to have them done by the end of construction season in 2026,” public works director Dave Orvis said.
Gerald Zellmer Bridge will cost $1,088,000 to rebuild, while Geib Bridge will cost $1,225,000 to rebuild.
Blenz Bridge work costs $623,000.
“We are getting reimbursed 100% on all three,” Orvis said.
Construction is expected to begin on one or two of the bridges in 2024, but no exact timeline has been finalized.
“It won’t happen in 2023,” Orvis said.
The county has a deadline of Dec. 2026 to allot all the construction funds for the projects.
Public Works is still working to find a design contractor for the projects. Orvis said the department is still determining what order the projects will occur in.
“Each of these projects are considered structurally deficient,” he said.
Each bridge is located on a gravel road and were eligible for federal funding due to that fact, Orvis said.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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