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Re: (erielack) JANUARY CALENDAR PICTURE



It looks a lot like the LV bridge at Easton, PA.  Except that the LV bridge has 
a "fishbelly" truss, where the Mill Rift bridge is a simple (straight) truss.  
The pin-connected members surely look like "old" technology, as compared to 
riveted connections.

  Frank
> I was looking at the January picture and more than the locomotives I was 
> captivated by the close up picture of the bridge.  Mill Rift looks like a very 
> old structure that had been upgraded to handle heavier traffic, maybe in the 
> 20s.  When was the bridge built?  It will probably be able to continue to carry 
> traffic well into the 21st Century.
> 
> Ed Montgomery

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