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In the 1830s, the railroad boom started a new era in the building of railroad bridges pushing engineers to build towering wooden bridges that have become synonymous with the era. Timber trestles were one of the few railroad bridge forms that did not develop in Europe. The reason was that in the...
monovisions.com
Forty years ago today, the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge burned – and changed history.
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com
Railroad bridges and train trestles were first developed in the mid-19th century, constructed primarily of stone. Today, steel is the common material.
www.american-rails.com
[Catalogue] : the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, office and works, East Berlin, Connecticut, U.S.A. : iron railroad bridges, iron roofs ... etc. 1890
by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Types and details of bridge construction 1904
by Skinner, Frank W. (Frank Woodward), 1858-1932
Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
archive.org
Iron and timber railway superstructures and general works; giving dimensions and quantities for the standard 4 ft. 8 1/2 in gauge, and the metre 3 ft. 3 3/8 in gauge ... with some earthwork tables, and outline of a specification and requirements 1874
by Grover, J. W. (John William), 1836-1892
Here's one close to home. The Cape Cod Canal bridge and some info about it.
Historic Truss Bridge in Buzzards Bay Barnstable County, Massachusetts. This enormous vertical lift bridge had the longest lift span in the world for many years and is also noted for its ornamental detailing.
historicbridges.org
Through truss vertical lift bridge over Cape Cod Canal on the Mass Coastal Railroad at Buzzards Bay
bridgehunter.com
And here in Maine where I live, the old Back Cove railroad swing bridge is about to be torn down. Too bad as my understanding is there aren't a lot of this type of bridge left standing.
The Maine DOT has announced plans to demolish part of the old Grand Trunk Railroad trestle that crosses Back Cove in Portland from the B&M Baked Beans plant to the East End.
wjbq.com
In the liberal, hippie’esque town of Portland, Maine, you can find a vibrant local music scene, beautiful green spaces, and a creepy abandoned bridge. For years, this structure, adorned with ...
standardnews.com
This abandoned bridge has a very cool story!
www.onlyinyourstate.com
Yeah, you read it right. That's the B&M baked bean factory in the background.
And Boston has it's own swing bridge at the Fort Point channel. For 10 years I crossed this bridge on my way to work. It was funny as a pedestrian that on the rare occasion when the workers who manned the bridge went on strike they would leave it in the open position so no cars could cross, leading to a real mess in an already congested area.
en.wikipedia.org
The Globe reports Boston officials have decided to tear down the old Northern Avenue Bridge starting in March - although a spokeswoman for the mayor said today that "there will still be an opportunity to preserve the bridge, but it cannot stay where it is because of its current condition." Read...
www.universalhub.com
If anyone is interested in learning more about swing bridges, here's a wikipedia article.
en.wikipedia.org
Some old trestle bridges.
Locomotives chugging along, high above the ground.
mashable.com
The first use of timber for building bridges probably emerged when someone decided to place a log over a stream to cross over. However, the 1830s boom in
www.thevintagenews.com
en.wikipedia.org
Another old bridge manufacture.
Descriptive catalogue of wrought-iron bridges.. 1874
by Keystone bridge company, Pittsburgh
Mode of access: Internet
archive.org
Here's another one in the state of Maine. The North Anson Railroad Bridge.
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Carrabassett River on Maine Central Railroad
bridgehunter.com
Locomotives that had roared across this track were named things like Black Dinah, Moxie, and Bombazeen.
lifesatrip.ca
Movables bridges by Hovey, Otis Ellis, 1864-1941
Publication date
1926
Bibliography: v. 1, p. 33-35
archive.org
The designing of draw-spans 1898
by
Wright, Charles Herbert, 1857- [from old catalog]
Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
archive.org
An elementary and practical treatise on bridge building 1873
by
Whipple, S
There, now I'm heading out to my back yard to start building!
There are some great railroad bridge photos on this NY public library digital collection site.
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