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was ready for a bridge at Tapp’s Ford. At a March 7, 1940 meeting, they “recommend[ed] to the State Highway Commission that it construct a bridge over the Rappahannock River, on Route 645, at a point known as Tapp’s Ford, and that one-half of costs of constructing said bridge be paid from funds allocated to Rappahannock County, and that the other one-half of said costs be paid from funds allocated to Fauquier County, provided it meets with the approval of the Board of Supervisors of Fauquier County and that said Board enters a resolution of like character.” Unfortunately, Fauquier County did not come through. Rappahannock rescue
So at their April 18, 1940 meeting, Rappahannock County’s Board noted that “it appearing that there has been no demand from citizens of Fauquier County for such as a bridge and that the road engineer is spending considerable amount for the road leading to the ford,” they laid the resolution aside for the time being. Undaunted, the Board at their June 20, 1940 meeting said if it finally was decided to build the bridge, Rappahannock County would kick in $2,000.
At the Rappahannock County Clerk’s office, in going through a box of old supporting material for the above meetings and others, the writer ran across a Department of Highway budget document for July 1,1940 to June 30,1941. Money
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