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Re: Auburn Train bridge
Author: Tim
Date: 10-01-2015 - 19:01

See how 90 feet of the upper girders is taller than the rest? That dates from the 1930s maybe, when Hwy 40 was improved/widened but remained two lane. They removed a support beneath the ends of 60 ft and 30 ft girders and so needed a taller 90-ft girder.

Then the big truss dates from the 1950s.

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