The 100-Year Facelift
www.JamestownGazette.com E WEEK RE L /JamestownGazette F Y @JtownGazette Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc. The People’s Paper. Vol. 8 • No. 16 | Week of April 23, 2018 Distributed in Ashville, Bemus Point, Busti, Celoron, Chautauqua, Clymer, Dewittville, Falconer, Frewsburg, Gerry, Greenhurst, Jamestown, Kennedy, Lakewood, Maple Springs, Mayville, Panama, Randolph, Sherman, Sinclairville, Steamburg, Stedman, Stockton, Stow, Westfield, Russell, Sugar Grove and Warren, PA Little Bugs Pest Control, LLC WE BEAT OUR The 100-Year Facelift COMPETITORS’ PRICES! Locally Owned & Operated Rebuilding Jamestown’s Historic Bridge • Commercial & Residential • Licensed & Insured Article Contributed by 716.640.5006 Walt Pickut 814.221.3424 Jamestown’s Main Street Bridge started its 100-year facelift 2 years early on Monday, April 2, 2018. The picturesque stone arch PETE’S bridge over the Chadakoin River was completed to great fanfare in 1920. Its design STUMP GRINDING is one of the oldest in history. Some stone Robert Peterson, Owner arch bridges built by the Romans and Greeks more than 2,500 years ago are still in use We Offer Senior & Veteran Discounts today. One of its advantages is an unusual Free Estimates Fully Insured tolerance for high volume water flows, a • distinct asset along the Chadakoin River, originally known as “The Rapids” emptying (716) 665-3235 Chautauqua Lake. A Good Investment Jamestown built the Main Street Bridge with the future in mind – a 50-ton capacity – far beyond anything typical in 1920. But 98 years, and an estimated 325 million cars and 12 million trucks have by now taken their toll on the bridge’s double arches and its frequently resurfaced A consortium of federal, state, county and city degraded to Poor, with super- and sub-structures roadbed.
[Show full text]