<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4bgmwg_1FcIaMqr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4bgmwg_1FcIaMqr00" width="1188" height="240" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3AFIHN_1FcIaMqr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3AFIHN_1FcIaMqr00" width="500" height="593" ></figure>The Oak Street railroad bridge, better known as “Whee” Bridge, in Carthage, Missouri, probably has only about a year remaining in its subsantial life before a new bridge is built there. The Joplin Globe reported:<blockquote>Carthage’s engineer, Jason Eckhart, with Zanevan Engineering, said Missouri Department of Transportation inspectors who look at the bridge annually have been telling the city for the last few years that it has significant age-related deterioration.“It’s possible it could be closed before we can start construction,” Eckhart said. “The inspectors have said for a while that the bridge is living on borrowed time. They said after looking at it this year that they may find evidence at their next inspection that it will need to be closed and that may happen before construction of the replacement bridge can begin.”The Carthage City Council’s Budget Ways and Means Committee heard a report from City Administrator Traci Cox at its last meeting Sept. 9 that replacing the Oak Street bridge will cost $2.2 million.According to committee minutes, Cox said the city can pay that cost with about $1 million in county road and bridge funds it has saved and $1.2 million from the city’s capital improvement fund.</blockquote>Eckhart also said modern bridge standards would not allow the distinctive hump with the new bridge. The Whee Bridge, also known as Tickle Tummy Hill, is so named because of its steep apex, prompting drivers and passengers to exclaim “Whee” when going over it. It was built about 1920 — several years before U.S. 66 was federally commissioned.The city has tried to land various grants and other methods to preserve the bridge but has been flummoxed in every direction. (Image of the Oak Street Bridge, aka Whee Bridge, in Carthage, Missouri, courtesy of Rod Harsh)</div></body>

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The Oak Street railroad bridge, better known as “Whee” Bridge, in Carthage, Missouri, probably has only about a year remaining in its subsantial life before a new bridge is built there. The Joplin Globe reported:. Carthage’s engineer, Jason Eckhart, with Zanevan Engineering, said Missouri Department of Transportation inspectors...

Historic “Whee” Bridge in Carthage likely due for replacement within the next year

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The Oak Street railroad bridge, better known as “Whee” Bridge, in Carthage, Missouri, probably has only about a year remaining in its subsantial life befor

Historic “Whee” Bridge in Carthage likely due for replacement within the next year

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