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100thAnniversary of the Swinging BridghonoredThere are not many folks in the bridge with string between span the river. Identical sup- The additional cables served asBosque County who remember two cane bottom chairs in his ports were fashioned 50 yards extra support as well as handthat at one time a person could kitchen. away on the opposite side of holds when walking across thecross the Bosque River half After spending a consider- the river. When the two cables bridge.way between Clifton and Me- able amount of time studying were drawn tight they placed 2” After making several im-ridian. One hundred years ago, his prototype and discussing the X 4 boards on edge across the provements to the design duringFoney Wallace (1882-1050) of strengths and weaknesses of the cables to serve as floor joists, the construction of the bridge, itthe Cooper Community found bridge w ith his brother Melvin Foney used 1x6 boards to hold was finally tinished. I he Wal-it necessary to build a bridge and brother-in-law Tom Turner, the joists in place. These larger lace swinging bridge was a fo-across the river so he could they went to work building the boards ran longwise the length cal point in the C ooper Commu-more easily work land on both bridge. They dug deep holes of the bridge. When the floor- nity. Not only did the Wallacesides of the river. He conceived and tamped in cedar posts with ing was completed, Foney add- family use it in their daily work,the design to span the river by adequate bracing to secure one ed two more cables three feetactually building a model of half inch cables that would above the main support cables.see BRIDGE, page A-2Foney Wallace (1882-1950)J. Mark WallaceSpecial to The Clifton Record
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Clifton, Texas, US
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
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