To the Editor:
Cumberland Times-News
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I’ve been interested in the progress of the McCoole-Keyser Bridge, and have taken many photos of the ongoing construction.
Since the new bridge just opened, and as I was fortunate enough to ride across the old bridge on opening day, I took an interest in the taking down of this old bridge. (By the way, I was not lucky enough to get a chance to ride across the new bridge on its opening day.
Today, however, while crossing the new bridge, I pulled off at the McCoole end of the bridge to take a few photos of the demolition of the old bridge as it crosses Queen Street at McCoole.
The concrete had been removed, and I was stunned to see that the supporting steel seemed to be in very good shape.
I wondered if this steel could someway be taken down carefully and saved by the State of Maryland and donated to the city of Cumberland for use as part of a replacement bridge at Washington Street.
William “Ed” Mullan
Barton
