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<br />Longmont Times-Call
<br />Sat~rday, September 3, 1938
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<br />Two Bridges
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<br />on 52 Are Out
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<br />Two bridges on Highway 52, constructed during the past year, have ~ecn
<br />washed out by the high waters making travel on this highway to the County
<br />line impassable. These bridges will have to be replaced. Theapproaehes
<br />to the bridges were also damaged. But otherwise the oiled highway was not
<br />damaged.
<br />Traffic over the St. Vrain bridge south of the gu~ar factory was dan-
<br />gerous Saturday ~rning as it WdS teared it ~i~ht be carried awav.
<br />The river dam south of the sugar tactory. trom which water is secured
<br />during the campaign had been washed out.
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<br />Longmont TimeS-Call
<br />Saturday, S~pte~ber 3, 1938
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<br />Scores
<br />As
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<br />of
<br />Flood
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<br />Families Flee
<br />Strikes
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<br />Homes in Night
<br />Longmont
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<br />Scores of familieg alooe the St. Vrain River near Longmont ~er~
<br />driven frOlll their hOlnes Friday night when that stream, swoUen by cloud-
<br />bursts in the ~un~ain district, ~ent out of its banks and flooded the low
<br />lands from First A~enue south.
<br />,\nothQr flOOd tolled into Longlllont from thp nonh, covered Roo~cvelt
<br />Park J.thletic field with neady three feet of "ater, filled basements in
<br />more than a hundred residen~es <Ind places of business 1n the north and
<br />east sections of Longment.
<br />Highway. leading into Lon~ont from all directions were under waler
<br />but travel over them waS possible at all times Saturday morning. A number
<br />of service station. and other stores on North Main StreH and along ~he
<br />highway south remained dosed "hen fl""d ~."ter "overed ~he pave!:lent from
<br />a foot to two feet in depth.
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<br />Excerpts from the Longmont Times-Call
<br />Monday,June6,1949
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<br />35
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<br />Rescued
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<br />as
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<br />St. Vrain goes Rampage Here
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<br />ALL BRIDCES BE~~E~ LONGMONT AND LYONS ~.ADE IMPASSABLE BY '~EK-EN~
<br />FLOODS HOMES, HIGHWAYS AND FIELDS INU~~ATED _ RIVER CLIMBS TO
<br />6,700 SECOND FEET WATER LINE D~.AGED AND TRAINS DELAYED.
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<br />A spring flood, whiCh caused the
<br />St. Vrain River to burst its banks,
<br />made all bridges bet~een here and
<br />Lyons useless, delayed trains, in-
<br />undated highways, fields and houses
<br />and neceSSitated the evacuation of
<br />35 men wOmen and children, struck
<br />here with force late Saturday night
<br />and early Sunday. The river had
<br />reached flood stage agaln Monday
<br />afternoon.
<br />A~ a result of ~eekend heavy rain
<br />in this district and in the moun-
<br />tail'S, ~he St. Vrain went On rising
<br />"lowly. Atllp.Ol. Saturday night
<br />the Local ~bapter of the American
<br />ked Cross re~oved .everal farnili~s
<br />from th"ir homes southwest of to;;n
<br />near the Western Solven~s Plant
<br />wh~n w~t~~ ~wrrounded thn~.
<br />
<br />No. 30, the southbound C.fsS. was
<br />several hours late Sunday and
<br />ardvedhere at 8 a.m., ...It was
<br />held until 1 p.m. ..!tile a stret~h
<br />of track near the Golden West ~ill,
<br />whi,hhadbe,'nundennined by the
<br />watEr was rE-itlforc"d. Two c,,,loads
<br />oflim"atonc"ere dutllped along the
<br />track "here the water "as "afst-
<br />deep.
<br />Water aho flOOded over fli~hway
<br />B7(Longmont-Denver road) just .outh
<br />of the First Avenue tracks, inunda_
<br />~ing several stores and f illing-
<br />SC.Jtions.
<br />A total of al~ost t~ree inch~, of
<br />rain fell h~re during the storm.
<br />~cQording to records at the cxp~ri-
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<br />mental station of the sugar eo~pan~
<br />During the high point Saturday
<br />night, thE St. Vrain was flo'~ing
<br />some 6,700 s~cond feet of water,
<br />Comrni.sioner Carl Maier reported.
<br />FlOOd stage is fro~ 2,000 to 2,500
<br />feet ~hen the river starts leaving
<br />its banks. In SU~Qr flash floods,
<br />previously, as high as 10,000 See-
<br />ond feet had been measOJr"d.
<br />The "OldlronBridge," e.Jst of
<br />Lyons and just below the Longmont
<br />filtration plant at the Ruski pla~e
<br />finally succuOled to flood water.
<br />This bridge had withstood many
<br />flood, over the years. but alway,
<br />remained fir~ until Sunday morning
<br />wh~n it gaV~ ~ay in the middl~.
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<br />A~ approaeh to rhe
<br />SouthSunset..aswa.hed
<br />the road.
<br />The south approa~h to the bridge
<br />on the Ho~ver Road ~ent o~t Sunday
<br />~rning and widen~d during the day.
<br />One of Lhe abutments of what is
<br />known as th~ Neighbors bridge ~as
<br />washed out and the south portion of
<br />thi.s bridge f~11 in.
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<br />hridf,~ ,,~
<br />oUl,clo"itlg
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<br />The Crane Hollow bridge weSL of
<br />Hygiene was strongly supported bv
<br />piling, but trees and other debri~
<br />drove against the piling until it
<br />fin"lly gave "'BY and anothe, brid~c
<br />'.'3' ~one.
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<br />Edst<>fL<>ngn'l<.'nt, the
<br />the County Lbe a~ the
<br />)(i.11 wa. ~~.h~d out.
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<br />bridl;e On
<br />Old Dixon
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