Harley Kuehl Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I did the dubious honors recently of looking at
> the damage done from the recent fire that started
> just outside of Kahlotus Washington and moved west
> and south. All four bridges alongside the Snake
> River took significant damages; most definitely
> IMHO put the last nail in the coffin of this line
> ever seeing a train again...never mind the state
> of Washington scratching up the money for repairs
> to the bridges to convert to a path of some sort.


This site shows three of the big viaducts... Wilson Canyon, Box Canyon, Burr Canyon. Hard to imagine a grass fire destroying a steel bridge that size. But from your report sounds like they really took a hit.
[pbase.com]