Before trail construction

Building the bridge decks

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The Luther E. Warren
Peace Path
Trail Views Before Peace Trail Construction
View of Lytle Creek crossing near Clinton Memorial Hospital before deck completion on the Nathan S. Hale bridge.

before Hale bridge

before McKibben bridge View of Lytle Creek crossing near the Randall Company plant before deck completion on the E.E. "Mac" McKibben bridge.  The exposed pipe is the city water line.  The trail corridor also serves as a utility easement.
View looking West towards Lytle Creek crossing (not visible) near the Randall Company plant before deck completion on the E.E. "Mac" McKibben bridge. trail towards Nelson Ave.

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Building the Bridge Decks

bridge footers View of completed bridge footers; poured and ready to accept steel support beams which will span 50 ft. across Lytle Creek.  Site engineering was done by Jim Riddel of J. B. Riddel and Associates.  The bridges were slightly angled relative to the trail approach to enhance their appearance.
The steel beams used for the bridge spans were manufactured by the Champion Bridge Company in Wilmington.  Many local businesses donated materials and equipment for bridge construction. scouts & steel spans
working on bridge The bridge decking was completed in October 1998 by two volunteer work teams consisting of members from Boy Scout Troop 777 of St. Columbkille Catholic Church and Laurel Oaks Joint Vocational School's Natural Resources class.  The two Boy Scout teams were led by Eagle Scout candidates Trent Rack and Brian Huhtala.  Numerous adult volunteers also helped get the project done.

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