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<br />Longmont's only ~ay
<br />the airport is sou~h
<br />~cross the St. Vrain
<br />is intact, th~n ~est
<br />Road and north to the
<br />
<br />of navel to
<br />of Long"",n~
<br />bridge ~hich
<br />on the Nelson
<br />airport.
<br />
<br />Left Hand Creek, ~here ~aters
<br />were rushing uncontrolled,had taken
<br />o~t all irrigation headgates along
<br />the stream bed and ~atet ~as run-
<br />ning rampant ove. pasture and fa.m-
<br />l..nd southOiest of Longmont and west
<br />of:\'iwotthislllOrning.
<br />Up the North St, V.ain ~anyon
<br />County road cre~s reported, the
<br />bridge on the old road near the
<br />
<br />,
<br />
<br />powe. plant was o~t completely, ~nd
<br />probably ~ill hav~ to be rebuilt in
<br />its entirety.
<br />The 8udington railroad n"ok to
<br />Lyons was rendered useless when thE
<br />St. Vrain spilled over its banks
<br />and washed 3~ay the tail.oad b~d in
<br />th~ section east of Lyons.
<br />Supply of >lal~r to th~ se~tion
<br />south and east of Longmont was out
<br />early Sunday ~he~ high ~aters of
<br />the St. Vrab t~isted the supply
<br />line whece it CrOSSeS the riv<l-r ~
<br />mile south of the city.
<br />
<br />Longrnont Timcs-Call
<br />Thursd.y, May 9, 1957
<br />
<br />Rain
<br />
<br />Floods
<br />Roads
<br />
<br />Many
<br />and
<br />
<br />Longmont
<br />Bridges
<br />
<br />Homes,
<br />
<br />R~in flOOded Longmont in a deluge throughout Wednesday night and in~
<br />to the morning hours today, leaving wa.hed out bridges, cut a~ay roads
<br />and fills, flooded basements, collapsed ditch fills, and pouring well
<br />over four inches of ~i.ture for 18 hours...
<br />Victi",.ofworstdamagewerebridgesthrouglloutBoulderCollntyand On
<br />over into Weld County to the east. Closed ~hen the St. Vrain continued
<br />to cut relentle.sly into the approach at its north side waS the bridge
<br />on the Hover Road, south of the Third Av~nue. By 8 a.m. waters had
<br />chewed through the blacktop surface, ~nd WdS threa~~ning to mak~ the cut
<br />across the high>lay a complet~ One.
<br />Th~ bridge across the St. Vrain on the airport Toad, just .~~th of
<br />Ninth Aven~e, appca.ed to survive the overnight do~npour, but abo~t nOOn
<br />a. a trec stump caught in midstr~dm and changed the COUrSe of the water,
<br />the oorth approach heg;;ln to ...ash and shortly ~heceaHer the appro,,~h b~-
<br />gan to cr~mble.
<br />~~r. than 12 inch.. of ~ater thT.at~ned to close We.l ~inth Avenue
<br />just beyond the Hover RQ~d. Th~ bridge no.th of Batchelder School ~4"
<br />Ollt, as was the one into :>iwot, w~st of High~ay 287. At ~"'nc nollow,
<br />west of Hygiene, the bridg~ was gone, and thp r~~rl elo.ed. Th~ South
<br />Sunse, Drive l>rid~e. oVer the St. Vrain, ,,1s" ~~~ do~~d t.... noffic,
<br />with a 20 foot ~ut ac.oss the high~.y on ,Il~ "outh approach.
<br />
<br />Longmant Tim~s-r.~ll
<br />I.'ednosday, June S, 1949
<br />
<br />Longmont
<br />
<br />Boy Recognized as Hero of Flood
<br />
<br />Johnny Lope~, 11 y~ar old Longmont bey, WaS ~c~ognized today by Long~
<br />~0nt p0lic~ ~ffice~s ~s the h~ro cf the ~cck-e~d fl~~cl".
<br />John...y, who told offi~ers "the >later was getting high in the house, "
<br />at 120 P.dtt Street, donned his father's hip boots and car,ied three
<br />youngsters on his back to sufety shortly before midnight Saturday.
<br />The hOm€ fro~ which he rescued the children, Lillie and Ji~ie Vigil
<br />a~d C.es~neio Arguello, ~aS flooded with ~ater during the firlt inllnda-
<br />tion of the southern part of Lon~""'l\t Saturday. The boy 's fath~r iR em-
<br />ployed in the OtOuntains. His illQther wa; attending th~ "'idnight lOOvio".
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<br />The bridg~ ~as gone, also dt the w~st side of McCall Lake,
<br />of Hy~ien~, and the no.th end of the old iron bridge, east of
<br />FUter PlaM, wa. cut through by St. V~ai" River "'3Hrs.
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<br />Longrnont
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