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Show -Iel .~ . ">2 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION CLIPPING SERVICE Phone 328-0078 Sait Lake City, Utah 84111 PARK RECORD Pork City, Utah iI : ~ta¥'f}f.mr ~i·ic:.xE HU~~~~ ' ."< ,.... , . UDOT communications intern ,. : " ' .' .. ' ,. ~~ . ' .... : S?K__-~'~:¥:~~;~~~-~".:;:::"; ;'.. :'.~:'~'.:'~.~.'~'-._~__",......~___. ~.:.,'..'~:':" ."~·~U :The Heriefer Bridge has received a') newleaseonlife. J . ,,,. I· .-After two mont~ of deliberatlOJl,i':. decision was made to' award the '· historical bridge to Steven and ' •. nie:AUlt. If all goes as planned; the ' . couple's Bear Canyon Ranch in' Prc):. . vo 'C'!nyon will soon bethe bridge's' . new home. .: -,_ . - . '.,' ~ In May of . 1988, the ' public was . given the chance to obtain the bridge 'r,.. fr~of ' charge: , Before long': the :':. ·amount of positive: public .response...,;; made it evident that the .rickety 'old ' bridge from' an era lo~g gonewOuIa:' be saved from the jurik yard. The ci~?;:; 1y'.,obstacleJeft to hur'dle ,.w8s ~:to.:.. determine :,w!tich.'.. inter~ted : par~Y;:(: would . . . . homEifort!le·., ~:' a \. . ed yv.">I""U"'~, sisting of members from ' UDOT.~s ;: .., . well as 'the Utah Historical SoCiety " " ' . ' ....... ' . , .."':' went to work .to ·determine .whic~ 'j: e~an~eme~,t ~ to ~!,v()Canyon, The . tionca~ be seen by all those who ride . relocation site would . best accoin~.: · complittee is:aIso'requiring that the the Heber Creepe~. ~:<· .' .... '. modate the bridge'. : ' .•~~:;: ,: :~·,j):;~::~::,.bridg~,.be·disa~efubledby the:~ul~, ' Besides-adding to'. the !iesthetic at~ · By July, it was decided thafthe -·'7: and thafitbedone by punchIrig out . tnosphere 'of the .Ault family ranch; :' pr!)posal submitted by the Aults met "· the pinS ' of the briqge .rather than . the bridge will serve a p~actical purall the ·criteria the committee was ' cutting its structural elements . . :.: . pose . : ..... . ; . .. : ....,.... looking for.StevEm '.A1ilt. said the;'; . Because '~f their ~ve to keep the.' Th~onlyacce~" ihe' Auii family bridge "is a.beautiful glove that fiL<:i:>ridge.inoriginalform, the Aul~ iIi~ ' . has had to land on the .south side of the' right hand." That .kindo! at~<::· tendW.p1oy~ it,~ty pins .and all, the river was by way of the Heber' titude . was ' also shared by . the without dismanttip'g a .single.plank. Creeper trestle. It became apparent members of the committee; c:... ·:·;:At,",' A ~ebii!ed plan of Uieir 'intended ac":. . that a different access route had to ' The committee is requiring that / HonS tOzneet these stipulatioris must be found after a cargot stuck onthe the Aults me'e ra' coupleof stipula< be :~subin~tted · Ui Lthe :, committee.· . trestle, keeping the driver of the car tions " before they . are formally , withina 'month. ::;:·.· "'.,; ' :'.' .• ;.', . (who happened to be a doctorm the grantedthe bridge. . . . .. .:.' .' .. ' ' :: . . IS e smcer~ . ope 0 . e .', prOcess of answering an emergency ': 'F irst, he' mus.t .be. able to ,haridle i, <:ommi~tee ~and A:~t family tha.t the'. .... call) and a train full of people tied up . any environmental concerns or prO;'";: Henefer2;Bridge~ll'eventually :be'j ;; for hours;Y~.""i\h"'-:::-~~I':£;~~f.jS~""~.··:':·'·::i:'/· bl~ins ' that maY 'arise as a result of :' enjoyed ·bythepu?lic. 'One of 'the :: : Just as it did in its"beginlihigs, the his actions. The only envi.rollIl}ental~: great selling points of .the Aull pro-:, . Henefer Bridge Will once again pr~ problems they can foresee are those ·~,p<?SaI.:was'. th~ l f~Ct · that the bridge" . .•. vide an: . essential ..: serVice. <Even ' ste'mming froin :the grading .of :the ·. '\Vou1d be,apart ~~ :thepropoSed na~; though \:'the';, bridge~ : ;will ': not :. be " · eXiSUng :: dirtroad ' leadingti)':,t}ie':: "lioillil trailthrou ' Provo Can' on.~>-:: ;. transportin'g ·Vintage i vehicleS·,:a : of the Ault family ' relocatidn site. The environmen"tal .'D Even ' .. oug • it may e severa!. " countless damage is .expected to.be)riinimat ':;:yeanr,p:etore :, the"actual parkway '.is· cattle WiIlmake their way to' their . TJlerefore;"it Is hoped that all thOse 7:'approv~ arid · co~tructionbeginS; . , destination .byway of ·i ts .:wooden c~~~~~;~~,~.•~;!: ~~~t :~~ .~,~~::~ ~:~j:~~et ,~,?~f~ ,in:;~~..~~~ :l~;;:_.~ pliuik,s ~ " " t ':':'·';·;: :::":'{;:':::'~L·::\·' ;)tjn:.;:":·' < number |
