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RICKREALL
Rickreall Creek
____ - c.1910
August 6, 1910: "Ira Merling of Falls City, has the contract for the bridge on the Independence road just past the Brunk place, nearly completed. It will cost $6,000 to $9,000 and will be completed Saturday. The cut and fill on each side are to be gravelled at once and it will be a first-class improvement.
The old Rickreall bridge is an old landmark that will be removed. Mr. Merling has erected many first-class bridges in Polk county and built miles of good road. Polk county has more to show in the line of good smooth roads than almost any county in Western Oregon. Permanent improvements are the rule and the county judge and commissioners get good results and have something to show for the money expended. It is remarkable how much has been accomplished." (Daily Capital Journal)
The old Rickreall bridge is an old landmark that will be removed. Mr. Merling has erected many first-class bridges in Polk county and built miles of good road. Polk county has more to show in the line of good smooth roads than almost any county in Western Oregon. Permanent improvements are the rule and the county judge and commissioners get good results and have something to show for the money expended. It is remarkable how much has been accomplished." (Daily Capital Journal)