{"id":11324,"date":"2010-05-02T20:57:15","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T00:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=11324"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:59:27","slug":"new-leesburg-road-bridge-opens-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/05\/02\/new-leesburg-road-bridge-opens-ahead-of-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"New Leesburg Road bridge opens ahead of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/AC_seal.jpg\" alt=\"Allen County Board of Commissioners Seal\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Allen County Highway Department today opened the new Leesburg Road Bridge, two weeks early.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Allen County Board of Commissioners news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>New Leesburg Road Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Cost of constructing the span expected to be within budget<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(April 30, 2010) &#8211; With two weeks to spare, the Allen County Highway Department today opened the new Leesburg Road Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Construction work on the new structure started on January 18. It was originally expected to be finished by May 14. Highway Department officials credit good weather with helping accelerate the work.<\/p>\n<p>The new three-span bridge totaling 60 and a-half feet in length is located over the Seegar Ditch between Flaugh and O&#8217;Day Roads.<\/p>\n<p>R.L. McCoy, Inc. of Columbia City was awarded the project after submitting the low bid of $397,000. While a final cost has not been determined, Highway Department officials expect the amount to be within budget.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/tLeesburg_Main_St_Memorial_Monument.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Rendering suggesting a Main street Memorial Monument at the intersection of Leesburg Road and Main Street.\n\nThe Main Street Memorial Monument&#039;s goal is to honor those who have been wounded in the service of defending America. Its purple heart themed design is meant to connect the historical Lindenwood Cemetery and the VFW Hall to an evolving Main Street corridor into downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It serves as a visual anchor to the roundabout and does not require the observers to leave their car to appreciate the piece.\n\nRendering provided by the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9b8fe61c944fc71d3ddde244f7417af7' data-image-id=\"12035\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/tLeesburg_Main_St_Memorial_Monument.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_tLeesburg_Main_St_Memorial_Monument.jpg\" data-title=\"Leesburg Road - Main Street Memorial Monument\" data-description=\"Rendering suggesting a Main street Memorial Monument at the intersection of Leesburg Road and Main Street.\n\nThe Main Street Memorial Monument&#039;s goal is to honor those who have been wounded in the service of defending America. Its purple heart themed design is meant to connect the historical Lindenwood Cemetery and the VFW Hall to an evolving Main Street corridor into downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It serves as a visual anchor to the roundabout and does not require the observers to leave their car to appreciate the piece.\n\nRendering provided by the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Leesburg Road - Main Street Memorial Monument\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Leesburg Road - Main Street Memorial Monument\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12035\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_tLeesburg_Main_St_Memorial_Monument.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/Leesburg_Extension.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Proposed Leesburg Road extension project from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9b8fe61c944fc71d3ddde244f7417af7' data-image-id=\"12036\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/Leesburg_Extension.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_Leesburg_Extension.jpg\" data-title=\"Leesburg Road Extension\" data-description=\"Proposed Leesburg Road extension project from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Leesburg Road Extension\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Leesburg Road Extension\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12036\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_Leesburg_Extension.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/Leesburg_Nebraska_Roundabout.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The proposed Leesburg Road and Main Street Nebraska Roundabout. Image from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9b8fe61c944fc71d3ddde244f7417af7' data-image-id=\"12038\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/Leesburg_Nebraska_Roundabout.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_Leesburg_Nebraska_Roundabout.jpg\" data-title=\"Leesburg Road-Main Street Nebraska Roundabout\" data-description=\"The proposed Leesburg Road and Main Street Nebraska Roundabout. 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Image from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9b8fe61c944fc71d3ddde244f7417af7' data-image-id=\"12039\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/Leesburg_Road_Jefferson_Boulevard_Intersection.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_Leesburg_Road_Jefferson_Boulevard_Intersection.jpg\" data-title=\"Leesburg Road-Jefferson Boulevard intersection\" data-description=\"Proposed Leesburg Road-Jefferson Boulevard intersection. Image from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Leesburg Road-Jefferson Boulevard intersection\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Leesburg Road-Jefferson Boulevard intersection\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12039\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_Leesburg_Road_Jefferson_Boulevard_Intersection.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/acgov\/t20250404_TopFlags.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Commissioners Rich Beck and Therese Brown, Flag Designers Robert Borland and Bo Wieland, Commissioner Ron Turpin, PIO Emily Almodovar.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9b8fe61c944fc71d3ddde244f7417af7' data-image-id=\"12164\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/acgov\/t20250404_TopFlags.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/acgov\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20250404_TopFlags.jpg\" data-title=\"Allen County Board of Commissioners with flag designers\" data-description=\"Commissioners Rich Beck and Therese Brown, Flag Designers Robert Borland and Bo Wieland, Commissioner Ron Turpin, PIO Emily Almodovar.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Allen County Board of Commissioners with flag designers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Allen County Board of Commissioners with flag designers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12164\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/acgov\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20250404_TopFlags.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Allen County Highway Department today opened the new Leesburg Road Bridge, two weeks early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[952],"tags":[20173,2408,5575,11064,6201,17083,2409,2410],"class_list":["post-11324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allen-county-government-news","tag-allen-county-board-of-commissioners","tag-ac-highway-department","tag-columbia-city-indiana","tag-flaugh-road","tag-leesburg-road","tag-oday-road","tag-rl-mccoy-inc","tag-seegar-ditch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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