Braving the elements…

Contractor braves the elements to fell Lynchburg bridge.

Neither a foot of snow nor three weeks of below-average temperatures have delayed the contractor who is removing the 24 metre (80-foot) high span, which crosses a dry gorge between two of Lynchburg’s older neighborhoods, Lower Rivermont and Daniel’s Hill.

The major snowfall that hit Lynchburg on Dec. 18-19 “probably slowed them down for about a week, but they’re back on schedule,” Wood said Tuesday.

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