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#Lewesswingbridge
Lewes canal restoration work nears completion
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
Work to restore the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal at the site of the former railroad swing bridge in Lewes...
Lewes canal restoration work hits delay
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
Work at the site of the former Lewes-Rehoboth Canal swing bridge is ongoing. Delaware Department of...
Project to remove canal embankments begins again in...
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
After a pause for the spring and summer fisheries season, a Delaware Department of Transportation...
Railroad and bridge association installs banners
3 years ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association recently installed four temporary banners on...
Narrow channel for another season on canal
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Boaters will have another season of navigating through a narrow channel on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal...
Lewes railroad association restoring caboose
3 years ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association is keeping to its mission to preserve and...
Work on canal may have to stop April 1
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Work is underway to remove the leftover bridge structure from the banks of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal...
UPDATE
Lewes swing bridge lifted from canal
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
It only took a crew from Delaware Department of Transportation contractor Digging & Rigging Inc...
UPDATE
A really big crane will lift swing bridge
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
The process to assemble a 900-ton, all-terrain crane to lift the historic Lewes railroad swing...
Lewes railroad swing bridge work to continue
3 years ago
The project to lift and move the historic Lewes railroad swing bridge is back on track after work...
Lewes swing bridge project gets back on track
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
There is progress on the project to lift and move the historic Lewes railroad swing bridge from its...
Swing bridge weighs 32 more tons than estimated
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
It's the No. 1 question on many people's minds. When will the Lewes railroad swing bridge be moved...
Larger crane needed to lift Lewes swing bridge
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Removal of the historic Lewes railroad swing bridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal has hit a...
Lewes railroad swing bridge to be moved Dec. 1
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
The historic Lewes railroad swing bridge will be removed from its crossing over the Lewes-Rehoboth...
Railroad swing bridge project to start in November
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
After months of planning and meetings, members of the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge...
Boy Scouts clear out space for Lewes swing bridge
Nick Roth
4 years ago
The soon-to-be new and permanent home of Lewes’ railroad swing bridge was recently cleared by Boy...
Lewes railroad swing bridge set to be removed in 2021
Nick Roth
4 years ago
The historic railroad swing bridge is set to be removed from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal by the end of...
Crosley? ‘49 Olds? Weather ahead; railroad bridge...
Dennis Forney
4 years ago
So how’s our mid-Atlantic weather looking for the rest of January, and into February and March?...
Historic Lewes railroad swing bridge finds a home
Nick Roth
5 years ago
After an extensive search, the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association has found a home for...
Lewes swing bridge finds temporary home
Nick Roth
5 years ago
The Lewes railroad swing bridge is still in need of a home, but officials have found a place to...
Lewes railroad swing bridge future still unknown
Nick Roth
5 years ago
With a deadline quickly approaching, the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association is...
‘Take a swing’
Jim Paterson
5 years ago
Lewes swing bridge future uncertain
Nick Roth
5 years ago
The future of Lewes’ century-old swing bridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal is uncertain, as...
Swing bridge over canal closed for repair
Ron MacArthur
9 years ago
Unexpected settlement of a pier on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal bridge has forced officials to postpone...
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Milton planners give final approval to site plans...
Ryan Mavity
15 hours ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission gave unanimous final site-plan approval to Dunkin’ Donuts...