Re: Two More Del Monte
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 02-09-2009 - 13:27
George Andrews Wrote:
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> To Norm's inquiry, The " Earthquake Bridge "
> refers to the rail bridge over Pajaro Creek ( &
> the San Andreas Fault ), located on Espee's Coast
> Line between San Jose & Watsonville Jct. This
> bridge was specially designed to withstand
> earthquakes by literally " rolling " back & forth.
> The footings under the main beams contain rollers.
> It served well in the 1989 Loma Prieta quake,
> despite being very near the epicenter.
For those of you with timetables, the bridge is located on UP's Coast Subdivision about 3/4 mile north of Logan (CP 090), at about Mile Post 89.