Finally! The Bridge is Open!

The Village of Owego celebrated the opening of the new Court Street Bridge with an all-day party on July 4. The event started with a parade across the bridge at Noon. The first unit to cross the bridge was the Owego  VFW (pictured below). The celebration included a Golf Ball Roll, a Rubber Ducky Derby, and live music throughout the evening.    More photos.

Below: Jim Arnold (left) and Bill Marshall (right), "sidewalk superintendents" of the Court Street Bridge construction project, cut the ribbon at the north end of the bridge at 9:30 am on Friday, June 27, to signify that the new bridge is now open. Traffic has not been able to cross the Susquehanna at Court Street since December 2001 when the old bridge was closed and demolished. State officials are planning to hold an official ribbon cutting ceremony this month. More photos