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The Main Street bridge that crosses the Cannonball River just north of Riverside Park is one of several bridges in Hettinger County in serious need of repairs. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
Hettinger County still has long list of bridge problems – First in a Series – By Brad Mosher The Herald New England has a bridge which may need to be closed for repairs in the near future. The Main Street bridge which crosses the Cannonball River just north of Riverside Park is in serious need of repairs. It isn’t the only one. There are 16 bridges in Hettinger County labeled as structurally deficient by recent inspections from 2016 to 2018 and needed repair or corrective action. Another 11 bridges were identified as meeting the minimum tolerable limits but still needed repairs. Forty bridges are identified as being in good condition in Hettinger County.
Needs repair After an inspection in Sept. 2017, the bridge made the list of the county’s structurally deficient bridges with a poor rating. It also had a sufficiency rating of 33.50. By comparison, the nearby State Highway 22 bridge over the river has a good/fair overall status, with a sufficiency rating of 96.10 and in fair condition according to the NBI Bridge Condition standards. According to the survey, the bridge met the minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is. The bridge also was given a rating of 2 for its deck geometry and declared that it was requiring a high priority for replacement. The bridge was built in 1912 and has not been reconstructed, according to the information listed by Florida Today which covered all of the states including
North Dakota. According to the inspection in 2017, the deck is in poor condition with advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling or scour. Spalling is when concrete is breaking into smaller pieces. That can occur because of temperature, moisture, corrosion, weathering and mechanical pressures which stress concrete. Scour is when there is erosion around the foundation. The superstructure and the substructure were also in the same poor condition, according to the last inspection. In addition, the bank protection is being eroded, with river control devices and/or the embankment having major damage, the 2017 inspection cited. The railings on the bridge had the lowest score – zero – and does not meet currently accept-
able standards or have a required safety feature. The zero rating is for the bridge railings, the transitions, the approach guard rail and the approach guard rails ends. The bridge itself is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby bridge over the Cannonball River on 60th Street W approximately a mile west of the city was rebuilt recently after an October 2016 inspection had given it a sufficiency rating of just 28.00 and was designated as structurally deficient. It had been built in 1944. The bridge had been identified as scour critical with the bridge foundations determined to be unstable. After the inspection, the bridge was identified as needing replacement because of substandard load carrying capacity or substandard bridge roadway
geometry. One bridge closed There is just one bridge in Hettinger County that has been closed. It is located on 73rd St. SW along the eastern border of the county one mile south of Highway 21 over Thirty Mile Creek, 13 miles east of the county seat. The bridge, located east of Bentley Road, had been built in 1916 and not been reconstructed since. It had a sufficiency rating of 48, but had serious problems. After the Sept. 2017 inspection, the deck of the bridge was described as being in “imminent” failure condition. The inspection also said there was major deterioration or section loss present in critical structural components or obvious vertical or horizontal
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NDSU to Celebrate 46 Years of Excellence in Agriculture and Bison Athletics The program recognizes the success, dedication and hard work of outstanding agriculturists in North Dakota and
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western Minnesota. The 46th annual Harvest Bowl program at North Dakota State University will be held Nov. 8 and 9. The NDSU Harvest Bowl program recognizes the success, dedication and hard work of outstanding agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and 7 counties in western Minnesota. Highlights of the
event include a Harvest Bowl dinner and awards program Nov. 8 at the Delta by Marriott in Fargo, and the Harvest Bowl football game between NDSU and Western Illinois on Nov. 9. Also on Nov. 9, as part of Harvest Bowl, honorees will participate in educational sessions and tours on the NDSU campus. As the state’s landgrant university, NDSU
plays a major role in contributing knowledge through research, academic programs and Extension. More than 2,700 agriculturists have been recognized and more than $285,000 in scholarships have been awarded to NDSU student athletes who are studying agriculture, business or premed, and come from an agricultural background. An agribusiness
award recipient is chosen annually. This award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in the field of agriculture and business in North Dakota and beyond. Former North Dakota State Senator, Bill Bowman, will receive the 2019 award Hettinger County Honorees for 2019- Gar-
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The plan to scare Hettinger County residents for the month of October has been put on hold for at least two weeks. Part of the Enchanted Castle was scheduled to be transformed into a School of Terror for Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 and 31. In addition, the ‘school’ will also ve open Nov. 1 and 2. But the first two
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ror is now scheduled to be opening first Oct. 18 and then be available
for viewing on Oct. 19, 25 and 26. In addition to Halloween (Oct. 31), the haunting display will also be open the first two days of November. As planned, there will be food and drink available in the former Regent School gym at the Enchanted Castle. There will also be games for children available in the gym before entering the School
of Terror. There will be an entr y fee of $12 for children up to the age of 18, For adults, the price of admission will be $15 per person. Because of what may be considered disturbing content in the School of Terror, children under 12 will be required to be accompanied by an adult.
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