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Heavy rains two weeks ago, and then high water on the Raccoon River system, resulted in some spectacular log jams under bridges, most notably under the Raccoon River Valley Trail’s trestle bridge over the North Raccoon River, two miles south of Jefferson. In addition, an 80-foot-tall cottonwood tree was carved from the south bank of the river there, fell on the superstructure of the bridge and lodged. James Carman, who has a tree service in Jefferson, was hired by Greene County Conservation to clear the tree from the bridge, dropping the major trunks into the river. Some will eventually float on downstream, others will help provide a “rip rap” effect to slow down erosion on the river’s south bank. Some big tree branches were up on top of the bridge’s super structure, and Carman had to negotiate the boom from his truck up through the girders to get them cut. In these two photos, he’s shown working on the last of the limbs that were lodged on the side of the bridge.
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