Workers last week put the finishing touches on the third rural county bridge to be replaced this year.

The McHenry County Division of Transportation opened the Dunham Road bridge over Rush Creek on Friday, which joined newly replaced bridges opened in the spring over Piscasaw Creek on Graf Road and the Blivin Street bridge in Spring Grove over Nippersink Creek.

Although there have been setbacks – the Blivin Street bridge was finished behind schedule and replacement of the nearby Hill Road bridge has been pushed to next year – the DOT’s program to repair and replace deficient bridges has proceeded apace, design manager Wally Dittrich said.