Fire badly damaged several buildings Friday near the courthouse square in Greencastle, with flames shooting through the roofs as firefighters from several communities were called in to the central Indiana city to help.ANDERSON — A damaged Madison County bridge that has been closed to traffic since 2000 could find a new use under a plan envisioned by Anderson Mayor Kevin Smith.
Smith wants to dismantle and move the 102-year-old structure and use it as a pedestrian bridge in the White River trail system.
The bridge is one of 63 historic spans statewide targeted for preservation or relocation under a program developed by the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.
The Herald-Bulletin reports the county hopes to replace the span in 2014.
Smith says figuring out how to dismantle and move the structure could be a challenge but thinks it's worthwhile to preserve the craftsmanship of a bygone era.
