NEW HARMONY, Ind. (WEHT)- The Harmony Way Bridge could soon be reopening after sitting unused for nearly 14 years.
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The bridge, which connects New Harmony, Indiana, to White County, Illinois, closed in 2012 after salt damaged the bridge’s steel beams. Now repairs are underway thanks to a $150,000 Delta Regional Authority grant awarded in 2024. Four additional grant requests are still under review, but officials say if they are approved, the bridge could be operational again in just a few years.
“If we are granted the funds, it would be about a two-year window to have the bridge open and operational,” says Ronald Eimer of the Indiana Bridge Authority. “Our goal is to get this open as a reversible, one-lane bridge with a dedicated pedestrian and bike path that would be the only bike connection across the Wabash River south of I-70.”…