Article posted: 9/28/2012 1:26 PM

Bridge closed at Geneva forest preserve

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The bridge from the island to the west bank of the Fox River in the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva has been deemed unsafe, and closed this week.

Susan Sarkauskas | Staff Photographer

A bridge in the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva has started to break away from the approach at its western end, with a 4-inch drop. The bridge takes Fox River Trail users across the river.

Susan Sarkauskas | Staff Photographer

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A worker barricades the western end of a bridge connecting the west bank of the Fox River to an island in Fabyan Forest Preserve Friday morning. The bridge has started collapsing at the western end.

Susan Sarkauskas | Staff Photographer

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Fox River Trail users are facing an unexpected detour in Geneva, as a bridge over the river in the Fabyan Forest Preserve has started to collapse and so was barricaded this week.