▁could ▁imagine ." ▁ ▁However , ▁Clark ▁then ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁bridge ▁immediately ▁after ▁receiving ▁the ▁complete ▁report ▁from ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁nine ▁engine ers ▁who ▁ins pected ▁the ▁bridge ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 . ▁" I ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁bad , ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁just ▁how ▁bad ▁until ▁I ▁received ▁their ▁full ▁report ▁by ▁email ▁Monday ▁morning ," ▁Clark ▁said . ▁" Once ▁I ▁saw ▁their ▁weight - load ▁calculations , ▁I ▁knew ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁shut ▁it ▁down ▁right ▁away . ▁We ▁couldn ' t ▁wait ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 9 ." ▁ ▁The ▁th ir teen ▁to ll ▁bo oth ▁employees ▁were ▁laid ▁off . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁closure ▁there ▁are ▁$ 4 9 , 0 1 5 ▁in ▁to ll ▁tick ets ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁used . ▁Ref und s ▁were ▁ ▁given ▁for ▁thirty ▁days ▁from ▁the ▁closure . ▁The ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Harm ony ▁Bridge ▁as ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Evans ville ▁Cou rier ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁on ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁oil ▁industry . ▁The ▁bridge ' s ▁closure ▁increases ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁New ▁Harm ony ▁and ▁Cross ville , ▁Illinois ▁by ▁about ▁ten ▁miles . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Document ary ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Harm ony ▁Way ▁Bridge ▁ ▁Category : Ro ad ▁brid ges ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Indiana ▁Category : B rid ges ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Category