Parker Pioneer — Sep 15, 2019
Author: WebDigger
Date: 09-16-2019 - 01:53
Damon Hill Wrote:
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> I see lots of steel and concrete. Is there a wood approach that burned, or was there heat damage to the 'hard' parts of the bridge? [www.altamontpress.com]
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The bridge caught fire sometime around 10:45 p.m. The fire burned the southern end of the bridge (the Arizona side) near the entrance to BlueWater Lagoon. The bridge deck and pilings were both burned, and vegetation along the banks of the Colorado River was burned as well.
“The railroad has begun mobilizing contractors and materials and expects a two-week outage,” [Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services spokesperson Michael] Williams said. “But it’s early in the process and pending damage assessment. The railroad’s customers are all east of the bridge, so we are working to route traffic to the east.”" [
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