Railroad Bridges

[Rick A]

Some articles and pictures of railroad bridges.

https://monovisions.com/vintage-railroa ... -trestles/

https://archive.org/details/scientific- ... 6/mode/2up

https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/sto ... y/8831573/

https://www.american-rails.com/bridges.html

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Am ... frontcover

[Rick A]

Some old trestle bridges.

https://mashable.com/2015/10/29/railroad-trestles/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/ ... e-bridges/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trestle_bridge

[Rick A]

[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.

https://archive.org/details/cataloguebe ... 1/mode/2up

[Rick A]

Types and details of bridge construction 1904​
by Skinner, Frank W. (Frank Woodward), 1858-1932

https://archive.org/details/typesanddet ... 6/mode/2up

[Rick A]

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


https://archive.org/details/irontimberr ... v/mode/2up

[Rick A]

Here's one close to home. The Cape Cod Canal bridge and some info about it.

https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/ ... rifold.pdf

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/bro ... oadbridge/

https://bridgehunter.com/ma/barnstable/buzzards-bay-rr/

[GP30M4216]

Here's one close to home. The Cape Cod Canal bridge and some info about it.

https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/ ... rifold.pdf

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/bro ... oadbridge/

https://bridgehunter.com/ma/barnstable/buzzards-bay-rr/

Rick, where is home for you? I used to live in Connecticut.

[Rick A]

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.

https://wjbq.com/a-short-history-of-the ... otosvideo/

https://standardnews.com/youll-never-be ... dge-maine/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/a ... owhere-me/

Yeah, you read it right. That's the B&M baked bean factory in the background.

[C&O Dispatcher]

As part of my training back in 1970, I lowered and raised the C&O Black River drawbridge one time only. Same with the Saginaw River bridge from Washington Ave tower in 1976. I also worked about 5 years on a railroad swing bridge on the Mississippi River. That was an interesting job, especially if you liked a lot of solitude! Learned a lot about tow boats, barges, and locks/dam operation that was nearby.