Old Jonah bridge comes down

Residents get some answers on bridge demolition

  • Contractors stand on the Jonah Bridge Tuesday, May 14, as machinery underneath prepares the area for demolition. The about 100-year-old bridge was part of Old Highway 29 and took vehicles over a creek. Photo by Nick Cicale.
    Contractors stand on the Jonah Bridge Tuesday, May 14, as machinery underneath prepares the area for demolition. The about 100-year-old bridge was part of Old Highway 29 and took vehicles over a creek. Photo by Nick Cicale.
  • Senior Director of Infrastructure Bob Daigh, left, shakes hands with a Jonah resident Mark Sheperd after answering his and other’s questions regarding the bridge on Tuesday morning. Photo by Nalani Nuylan
    Senior Director of Infrastructure Bob Daigh, left, shakes hands with a Jonah resident Mark Sheperd after answering his and other’s questions regarding the bridge on Tuesday morning. Photo by Nalani Nuylan
    A collection of Jonah residents expressed concern and frustration about the impending demolition of the Old Highway 29 vehicular bridge during the May 24 Commissioners Court meeting.  Built in the 1920s, the bridge served as an entryway into the unincorporated community across the Mileham Branch Creek, and more recently as an alternative route from Sta...

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