Capsule Reports - Friday, Jan. 26, 2024

Bridge awarded

The bridge that was removed on the east side of Portland in 2023 received a recent award.

The “Big Blue Bridge” on Water Street (Indiana 26) over the Salamonie River on the east side of Portland won the 2023 Bridgehunter Award for Bridge of the Year. It also finished third in the Endangered T.R.U.S.S. Efforts category

The Bridgehunter Awards are part of the online column The Bridgehunter Chronicles, which focuses on “historic bridges in the USA, Europe and elsewhere that tourists should visit before they are replaced or removed.” It is written predominantly by Jason D. Smith at bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com.

Portland’s bridge received 119 votes in the Bridge of the Year category, with Oneida and Western Rail-to-Trail Bridge in Huntsville, Tennessee, second with 25.

Recycling available

Jay County Solid Waste Management District will have recycling trailers available Saturday. Trailers will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in the shopping center at 220 Lincoln St., Portland, and Dunkirk City Park.