Bridgeton Bridge
Assistant Dean of Students Mike Raters talks briefly to the group before depature.
The Wabash students stand near the foundation of where the bridge once stood. Meara told the students a little about the bridge's history.
Bookstore manager Mike Bachner shows the young guys how it's done!
Roe offers some explanation of how he and Dan Collom, in background, needs to have the lumber stacked.
Neal Monroe, Brandon Stewart, Andy DeRolf listen to Roe explain their next task.
The guys wasted no time getting started Thursday morning - jumping right end stacking pre-cut lumber.
Kathy Collom and Meara hold the steel band in place as Nathan Bates makes a cut.
Even Associate Director of Admissions Chip Timmons got into the act.
Clayton Craig, still fighting jetlag from the Glee Club's UK trip, helps Zach Webb clean up a wood pile.
Women from the Bridgeton community serve up lunch.
The hungry guys wait in line at the Bridgeton Mill for lunch to be served.
WTHI television from Terre Haute was onhand and interviewed Meara about his project.
Neal Monroe looks like he might be checking to see if the board is level, but he's actually putting an important sealant on the end of each piece of the lumber.
A reporter from the Parke County Sentinel, Sharon Earl, interviews Tyler Williams. Williams lives in Parke County just minutes from Bridgeton.
Brandon Stewart puts sealant on lumber.
Dave Clapp, who directs the Present Indiana program, tries his hand at physical labor.
Tim Ulrey, Jacob Pactor '04, and Adrian Starnes tackle a stack of wood.
The scenic spot where the old bridge was built and where it will rise again some time this fall.
Manbar Khadka and Omar Mainuddin get the lumber stacked right.
The guys gather for a group shot before heading back to Crawfordsville.