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Fairgrounds covered bridge dismantled

Eric Mertz, left, and Ben Givens carry boards off the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Workers with Shaw and Holter are dismantling the historic bridge which collapsed in a wind storm last month. It will be rebuilt in across Fetters Run near Forest Rose School.
Eric Mertz, left, and Ben Givens carry boards off the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Workers with Shaw and Holter are dismantling the historic bridge which collapsed in a wind storm last month. It will be rebuilt in across Fetters Run near Forest Rose School.
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Eddie Ernest, foreground, and Rick Kotoff work to dismantle the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Shaw and Holter workers will be dismantling the bridge for most of the week. It will be repaired and rebuilt across Fetters Run near Forest Rose School in Lancaster.
Eddie Ernest, foreground, and Rick Kotoff work to dismantle the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Shaw and Holter workers will be dismantling the bridge for most of the week. It will be repaired and rebuilt across Fetters Run near Forest Rose School in Lancaster.
Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette
Shaw and Holter employees (left to right) Rick Kotoff, Eddie Ernest, Eric Mertz and Ben Givens take apart the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. The dismantling of the bridge is expected to take most of the week.
Shaw and Holter employees (left to right) Rick Kotoff, Eddie Ernest, Eric Mertz and Ben Givens take apart the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. The dismantling of the bridge is expected to take most of the week.
Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette
Shaw and Holter Rick Kotoff pulls nails from a board on the roof of the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. The bridge collapsed during a wind storm last month. It is being dismantled and will be repaired and rebuilt over Fetters Run near Forest Rose School in Lancaster.
Shaw and Holter Rick Kotoff pulls nails from a board on the roof of the covered bridge Monday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. The bridge collapsed during a wind storm last month. It is being dismantled and will be repaired and rebuilt over Fetters Run near Forest Rose School in Lancaster.
Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette