05-31-2010, 08:05 PM
jim currie Wrote:the data sheets(L.O.C. HAER WI-29-1) description of this bridge state that it spanned a river and a rail road (bridge or tresstle it don"t state) the cut out was to allow for clearance of trains.if you look close you can see the abutment for the rr behind the left span abutment.
jim
That makes it much more interesting (as opposed to boats <g>). It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo, but it looks like the railroad took a pretty shallow angle across the river. Given the apparent span, I would have expected to see some evidence of an intermediate pier.
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