Tacoma Daily Index, December 22, 2014

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Top Stories 2014 #8 — Pierce County Judge McCarthy retires

Photos Courtesy Pierce County EDITOR'S NOTE: The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our Web site. Enjoy! Pierce County Superior Court Judge John McCarthy (pictured) announced in September he would retire before the end of this year (see "Pierce County Judge McCarthy to retire," Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 16, 2014). McCarthy, 65, served as a judge for over 22 years — five years in Pierce County District Court, and the last 18 years with Superior Court. Before joining the bench, he served as an elected member of the Port of Tacoma Commission from 1983 to 1992. "It has been an honor to serve the people of Pierce County and Washington State for the past 30 years," said McCarthy, who officially retired on Mon., Dec. 1. His term on the bench expired at the end of 2016. "I truly appreciate the opportunities I have had to support the administration of justice, which is a bedrock of our society." McCarthy is a graduate of Tacoma's Bellarmine Preparatory School and received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. He continues to officiate youth and high school football and basketball and has done so for over 17 years. He also volunteers in Mount Rainier National Park. He is married to Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. They have four adult children and nine grandchildren. Judge McCarthy took a leave of absence earlier this year to be treated for cancer. "My family and I appreciated all of the wellwishers during my recent treatment for cancer," said McCarthy. "I am happy to say that my doctors have given me a clean bill of health and I can call myself a cancer survivor. Now I'm anxious to spend more time with my grandchildren and pursue some other interests."

Top Stories 2014

#7 — Future plans for historic McMillin Bridge

Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photos Courtesy Historic American Engineering Record / National Park Service EDITOR'S NOTE: The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our Web site. Enjoy! It wasn't that long ago the 80-year-old McMillin Bridge near Orting was slated to come down. Three years ago, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) intended to tear down the old bridge as part of a plan to build a larger bridge nearby (see "Future uncertain for historic McMillin Bridge," Tacoma Daily Index, May 9, 2011). Historic preservationists throughout Washington State were motivated to write letters to WSDOT and Pierce County Council asking for the state-owned bridge to be spared. Two years ago, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation nominated the bridge to Pierce County's Register of Historic Places (see "Fearing its demolition, preservationists nominate McMillin Bridge to Pierce County's historic register," Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 16, 2012). One year later, the bridge was added to Pierce County's Register of Historic

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Places (see "McMillin Bridge added to Pierce County historic register," Tacoma Daily Index, June 19, 2013). The following month, WSDOT announced it would back off on its plan to demolish the historic structure (see "WSDOT halts plan to tear down historic McMillin Bridge," Tacoma Daily Index, July 18, 2013). The concrete span with walk-through arced trusses was built in 1934 and designed by Homer M. Hadley, a man who is well-known among bridge engineers and local historians, and whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. Hadley pushed for the state to build a floating concrete bridge across Lake Washington. Today, the westbound span of the Interstate 90 floating bridge is officially named the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge. Hadley died in 1967 at the age of 82. In 1982, Hadley was posthumously recognized for his engineering acumen when the McMillin Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places — a designation that proved to be more honorary than regulatory 30 years later. Fast-forward to today, and the transportation agency still intends to build a new bridge nearby. But WSDOT and the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) are currently negotiating an agreement that will lay out a plan for managing the landmark bridge into the future. This summer, WSDOT CONTINUED invited a group of stakeholders ON PAGE 2 (also known as "consulting par-


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