subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Sat, Sep 06 2008 
Columns | Letters | Editorial |

Published: July 23, 2008 12:49 am    print this story   email this story     

‘Bridge over troubled waters’ article overstated some facts

I would like to take issue with some of your reported facts: You stated the Hawley Fire Department would have to travel at least 27 miles out of its way while the new bridge is constructed. One can assume that is to get to Nash.

I checked this out personally and drove the present route from Nash to Hawley, using the bridge over the Salt Fork River; but also an alternate route going east of the Hawley Fire Department on a gravel road all the way to Trenton Rd., then south over the river and back to Highway 64 and back to Nash. I checked both ways with odometer and also with GPS.

I don’t know how you came up with 27 miles, but what I showed with driving and GPS was 13.6 miles from Hawley Fire Department to Nash by way of Trenton Rd. and back to Nash from east on Highway 64 and 7.8 miles using Highway 132 north of Nash and the existing bridge. Again I double checked with GPS.

My mother owns one of the properties next to the existing bridge. I walked down to, and under, this 70-year-old bridge. I can tell you it looks to be in terrible shape.

It will be somewhat of an inconvenience when demolition of the old bridge begins, but the end result will be well worth it. A couple hundred days of inconvenience is a small price to pay for saving someone from being maimed or killed from a collapse.

We ought to be grateful rather than complaining O.D.O.T. is rebuilding.

In times of budget cuts, layoffs, unemployment, high fuel prices, etc., a little inconvenience does not constitute a crisis. The difference is less than six miles and a few extra minutes.

Jim R. Strait

Enid

print this story   email this story     
Click here to load this Caspio Bridge DataPage.
Click here to load this Caspio Bridge DataPage.

monster
wheels
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide
Premium Jobs

Floor Techs & Housekeepers NEEDED!!
Starting pay is $8.45 for
Floor Techs
$7.95 for Housekeepers.
Call Cecilia at
580-249-3862...>MORE

LPN OR RN
Highland Park

LPN OR RN Mon - Fri • 11-7
$1500 sign-on bonus!!!

CNAs needed, training availab...>MORE

Need Farm HELP!
Must have experience.
580-758-3511...>MORE

ALL SHIFTS-Billings Fairchild Center
Now Accepting Applications for all shifts at Billings Fairchild Center, a home for the developmentally disabled, located...>MORE

JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
Pd training w/medical and dental benefits.
Shipment, management, apprenticeship, and
supervisory positions ava...>MORE

Store Manager
Jack’s General Store is now accepting applications for Store Manager for day shift. Prior experience in retail, customer...>MORE

Electronic Delivery Support Specialist
Individual will provide operational support for electronic systems which include Cash Management, Remote Deposit Capture...>MORE

Great Plains Care Center
In Helena OK, is looking for
LPN or RN -
11 pm-7 am
CMA - Full time
Apply in person at
200 W...>MORE

Full Time Dietary Cook
Golden Oaks Village
is accepting applications for Full Time Dietary Cook 5 am to 1:30 pm. Apply in person at
...>MORE

Needing a Clean Sweep of your old job?
Housekeeping positions available on 7/3 shift. Call Doris McAbee at 580-725-3533, Monday - Friday 9am-4pm in Billings fo...>MORE

See all ads
More Premium Jobs!

Full-Time Administrative Assistant
Dealing with Medicare regs.Group health benefits available. Apply in person at
Larrys Home Oxygen
115 S. Gra...>MORE

DRIVERS NEEDED
APPLY TODAY!
4802 W. Owen K Garriott • Mon-Sat 9 to 6
Must be 21 and have a clean driving record....>MORE

Process Control Technician
Oxbow Calcining LLC
(formerly Great Lakes Carbon)

A major producer of calcined petroleum is seeking an e...>MORE

Sales Representative
Lincare, Inc

Leading national respiratory company seeks results driven Sales Representative.

Crea...>MORE

Substitute Teachers
Chisholm Public Schools is accepting applications for:

Substitute Teachers

Pick up application/ ma...>MORE

See all ads

bottombanner
© 2008, The Enid News & Eagle
P. O. Box 1192, Enid, OK 73702
Phone: 800-299-6397 Fax: 580-548-8147
Email news tips & feedback
Popular Business directory links - Enid Apartments |  Enid Attorneys |  Enid Auto Dealers |  Enid Auto Parts |  Enid Auto Repair |  Enid Beauty Salons |  Enid Car Rental |  Enid Dentists |  Enid Doctors |  Enid Flowers |  Enid Hotels |  Enid Insurance |  Enid Loans |  Enid Mortgages |  Enid Movers |  Enid Pizza |  Enid Realtors |  Enid Restaurants |  Enid Storage |  Enid Tax Preparation |  Enid Travel |  Enid Featured |  More...

 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. • CNHI Classified Advertising Network • CNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2008. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index