Swinging Bridge
July 3 – known locally as Veteran's Memorial Swinging Bridge Day – was filled with community, music and a special dedication. The celebration began with the dedication of two new flag poles placed at each side of the bridge entrance. Pulaski County veterans, scouts and the Pulaski County America...
Greg Henry, a project lead for the Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge Project, was present at the April 4 Winamac Parks Board meeting to propose burying a vault with information about World War I, World War II veterans and beyond. He said that the book of information is fairly large, but it will fit...
The Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge now has additional lighting on the walkways for added safety and security. There are two lights on each tower. All four of the lights were installed this past week. The bridge is totally pink for breast cancer awareness.
The Winamac parks board agreed during their July 6 meeting that the Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge centennial celebration on July 3 went well and was very successful. Now, they are looking forward to utilizing and taking care of the newly lighted bridge. Going forward, town manager Brad Zellers...
The long-awaited installation of the lights on the Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge started on Thursday, June 8.
Work has started again on the Memorial Swinging Bridge with spring just around the corner. Repairs were paused briefly due to the wrong size boards being placed on the footbridge. Things have since been ironed out and work is to wrap up in time for the lighting of the bridge this spring.
The pinnacle of the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project is coming soon. The project has reached their $300,000 fundraising goal and is now looking forward to installing the lights on the bridge and then the centennial celebration on July 3, 2023. After all is said and done, the project committee will...
The Winamac Town Council not only passed additional appropriations, but they also heard about a slight delay on the Memorial Swinging Bridge repairs at a special meeting on Oct. 27. First, the town council held a discussion and public hearing on the proposed additional appropriations for the...
The Winamac Parks and Recreation Board is preparing for a required bridge inspection as they are finding the funds for it.
The board will be asking the town council for about $3,500 to help cover the inspection. Town manager Brad Zellers, who is also a member of the board, said he will be asking...