The Laconia Daily Sun, August 25, 2012

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E E R F SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012

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Barricades and detour signs block the Church Street bridge that spans the Tioga River in Belmont Village. Selectmen ordered the bridge closed after a state Department of Transportation inspection Thursday morning. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)

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BELMONT — The bridge spanning the Tioga River on Church Street is closed indefinitely after the state Department of Transportation determined it was unsafe after an inspection Thursday morning. Selectman Ron Cormier said the DOT inspectors performed a routine inspection on the bridge Thursday and by noon Town Administrator Jeanne Beaudin had fax

After Beaudin got the notice Thursday, he said selectmen held an emergency meeting, ordered the bridge closed and barricaded, and instructed Beaudin to contact one of the engineering firms the town has previously employed for other projects for an evaluation. He said there is engineering money available in the Public Works Department budget. He also said there is about see BRIDGE page 14

Charlie St. Clair due back in town this weekend, will be laid-up for awhile BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

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