Posted on by Susan Aprill

New Exhibit: The Elm Street Bridge

The Elm Street dam and bridge over the Jones River, before 1920
The Elm Street dam and bridge over the Jones River, before 1920

Sometime before 1920, Emily Drew photographed the wooden dam at Elm Street before it was replaced by a concrete structure.  She also captured the old iron bridge constructed in 1889 to carry Elm Street over the Jones River.  Stop by the library to learn more about the bridge.