Bridge inspection in Libby

Bruce Liefring of the Montana Department of Transportation inspects the Route 37 bridge in Libby Thursday morning. Bob Vosen, a construction engineer with the department’s District One, said they inspect the bridge — one of 120 in Lincoln County his department oversees — every two years as a matter of routine maintenance. It is in sound shape, he said. Traffic was reduced to one lane of travel at a time during the inspection. (John Blodgett/The Western News)