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Great Bridge-off of 2008: Haydon Bridge vs. Jones-Bourland 2008-04-20 - Russell Creek, Adair County, Ky - Photo By Ed Waggener. Yesterday afternoon, Saturday, April 19, 2008,all the beams were in place across Adair County's longest bridge, at the northern terminus of the Columbia Western Bypass over mighty Russell Creek near KY 55 N. It was put into place in a hurry. Looking west, the road curves gently south before it will cross Pelham Branch Road. Crews are going through major cuts near Murray Lane and just east of Adair County Elementary School, the last major cuts to be made. Blacktopping production for the road is expected on April 28, 2008 or shortly after. The betting issue, now, is which builder, Haydon Bridge of Springfield, building the Longest Bridge, or Jones-Bourland Construction Co. of Paintsville, building the Road Eighty bridge, will win this unofficial bridge-off. Whose bridge will be ready first: Haydon's Longest Bridge, or Jones-Bourland's Road Eighty one? The last unofficial bridge building competition was won by Joe Lynn Barbee, when he built the incline Bridge to Gobbler's Knob over fierce Bull Run Creek and some other company was building the Green Hills Bridge over Russell Creek. Despite the enormity of the job faced by JLB, having to confront Bull Run Creek and it's wrath of God torrents, Ol' Joe won that one, by all accounts. Clicking Read More accesses the "Today, Sunday, April 20, 2008" feature Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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