For Release: Monday, June 13, 2005
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661
Chester, IL - On Friday, June 10, 2005, U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) participated in a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Little Mary's Covered River Bridge located just outside Chester, Illinois on IL Rt. 3.
Costello, along with state and local area officials, made remarks and cut the ribbon on the renovated covered bridge. The bridge, originally built in 1854, was reconstructed with state and federal funds and is the only remaining covered bridge in Southern Illinois.
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