Bridge built 100 years ago in Clovis is getting a major upgrade

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A span that was built astir 100 years agone successful Clovis is getting a large upgrade.

The Leonard Avenue Bridge was built successful 1925 arsenic a two-lane timber span connected Leonard Avenue, southbound of Bullard Avenue. Now, the span is undergoing an upgrade that volition regenerate the two-lane span with 4 lanes.

The task is replacing the two-lane span with a treble 8-foot by 14-foot reinforced factual container culvert, which allows for aboriginal widening.

The span was demolished connected Sept. 26, and operation of the caller span began instantly after.

The unit was seen successful pictures mounting up forms for the broadside walls of the reinforced factual culvert, which volition enactment arsenic a basal for the span portion allowing the h2o successful the canal to flow.