1910,1998 Tail/Milwaukee Trestle over Hull Creek west of Garcia, WA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

K H, Jun 2023

"Middle span built in 1998 after a 1988 storm caused a mudslide that destroyed the original middle spans." [BridgeHunter]

This 1951 photo caught it while it was still electrified and was not yet damaged by the mudslide.

John Harker posted four images with the comment: "When I was editing this gray mount Kodachrome slide, I realized it was taken over 74 years ago.  H. M. Stange photographed west bound Milw train 15 the Olympian Hiawatha on May 29th, 1951 crossing Hull Creek Trestle west of Garcia, Washington. He must have taken it from a Pullman 10-6 sleeper in front of the “Skytop” lounge sleeper.  The consist is pretty easy to see in this view.  A Milw 1951 passenger time table and equipment list along with a USGS topo map segment are included for reference.  John Harker editing and collection"

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Lance Gouty commented on John's post
I'm thinking Hull Creek, based on my bike ride a couple of years ago.

Lance Gouty commented on John's post

Gene Bisbee Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter

HullCreek15

Old railroad bridge at Hull Creek in Iron Horse Park. It once carried the old Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road.

It now carries the John Wayne Pioneer Trail across the Cascades from the Columbia River in the east to a point about 30 miles from Seattle.

CN Swing Bridge over Third Welland Canal

(Historic Bridges; Satellite)

R.S. Douglas posted
This is the bridge that crosses the 3rd Welland Canal. The canal hasn't been used since the 1930s, but the bridge, that was built in 1887, still sees daily use by passenger and freight trains. When the canal was in use, the bridge would swing open to allow ships to pass through the lock behind it.
[Historic Bridges]
R.S. Douglas also posted
R.S. Douglas also posted

Rene Ressler commented on the second post above by R.S. Douglas

Karen Limardi posted 12 photos with the comment: "The CN Railway swing bridge over the Third Welland Canal circa mid to late 1800's....around 1887. The span is a camelback warren through truss. Still an active track but no longer operational as a swing bridge . We hiked along the old Third Welland Canal this morning"

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Barry Westhouse commented on Photo 7
The CN Grimsby Subdivision extends from N.F. to Bayview Junction at Hamilton near the R.B.G.

Hennepin Canal Lock #5

(Satellite)

Hennepin Canal State Park posted
Today's Throwback Thursday picture was taken at Lock 5 looking eastward. Not sure of the date, but Goin' Fishin' on the Canal is timeless.

Gary Grice, Jun 2025

1939 I-678 Bronx-Whitestone Bridge over East River in New York, NY

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

 

Wikimedia Commons via BridgeHunter

Boston Public Library via BridgeHunter

"After the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, the bridge was reinforced with trusses, to weigh down and stiffen the bridge in an effort to reduce oscillation. The stiffening project was completed in 1947. In 2003, the MTA restored the classic lines of the bridge by removing the stiffening trusses and installing fiberglass fairing along both sides of the road deck." [Wikipedia via BridgeHunter]

Christopher R Hernandez posted
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Queens-Bronx, NY designed by Othmar Ammann opened 1939

Spiro Polychronopoulos posted, cropped

The Whitestone Bridge spanning the East River in NYC, connects Queens with The Bronx.  A beautiful structure by Othmar Ammann!  Opened on April 29, 1939!  

One of Ammanns great bridges of New York City!

Taken from Francis Lewis Park just under the bridge in Malba Queens! Awesome park and view of the bridge and the Bronx across the water!

Ilan Freedman: The Bronx Whitestone Bridge opened in 1939. In 1946, a truss was added to the plate girder, and in 2003, the V-shaped piece of steel replaced the truss.

Jeffrey Gluck commented on Spiro's post
From on the water several years ago.

Spiro Polychronopoulos: Jeffrey Gluck that's the Throgs Neck...just 2 miles East of the Whitestone. It's referred to as a sibling bridge to the Whitestone...also another creation by Othmar Ammann. Thank you for the share....Excellent shot!! 💯💯

 

John Powers posted
Whitestone Bridge, NY, north tower

Spiro Polychronopoulos: Wow... that's my favorite bridge and that shot is a winner. The Bronx tower is so close to the shore.. the Queens tower is about 800 feet into the East River. Thanks for sharing!

New York Memories posted

Dave Frieder commented on the above post
The bridge in its Original configuration.

Dave Frieder commented on the above post
One of my many views of Bronx-Whitestone. Engineer of design, Allston Dana.

MTA Flickr, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge 1939
Erecting floor beams during the construction of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. The bridge would open less than three months after this photo was taken. February 9, 1939.
Courtesy of MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archives

MTA Flickr, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
The main bridge floor of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge being erected, as seen from Queens. A United States Navy dirigible floats overhead. January 23, 1939.
Courtesy of MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archives

1929,2000 US-20 and 1931,1968,2012 NY-5 Bridges over 18 Mile Creek south of Buffalo, NY

US-20: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

NY-5: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

US-20 Bridge

Photo by Leslie Terwilliger via BridgeHunter_US-20

 

HistoricBridges
This 416' (127m) long bridge has a main span of 147' (45m). It was rehabilitated in 2000.

Karen Limardi posted nine photos with the comment: "The Rte 20 Bridge span over Eighteen Mile Creek in Evans this afternoon [Nov 5, 2025]"

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NY-5 Bridge

The bridge has an interesting skew. I wish I could have found bigger photos.

2020 photo by Neil Ferguson via BridgeHunter_NY-5

2020 photo by Neil Ferguson via BridgeHunter_NY-5

"Also rehabilitated 2012 (year of second major rehabilitation completion). First major rehabilitation shown in 1968 is correct, when deck was widened." [Geoffrey Gross comment on ArchivedBridgeHunter_NY-5]

Grain Elevators on the South Branch west of Halstead

Chicago & St. Louis: (Satellite) 1872, 800k bushels; Annex: 1894, 1,500k bushels

Armour C: (Satellite) 1874, 1,500k bushels

Armour D Cleaning: (Satellite, the land was reused by the Fisk Generation Station.) 1898, 1,600k bushels

We can see the south tower of Halstead Bridge in the center of this photo. The piles of lumber on the left is a reminder that Chicago has a Lumber Street along the north bank of the South Branch south of 18th Street. But what really caught my eye was the grain elevators.

MWRD posted
A view to the east showing the South Branch of the Chicago River in an area between Loomis and Halsted on July 11, 1900.

Dennis DeBruler: This is the first photo that I have seen of these grain elevators. The one on the left was the Armour Elevator "D" Cleaning House. The one behind it, obscured by smoke, was the Armour Elevator "C." The one on the right was the Chicago & St. Louis Elevator.

Dennis DeBruler shared

Dennis DeBruler: Some details: https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/.../grain...

The grain elevator on the right was the Chicago & St. Louis Elevator and Annex, #26. 

Index, cropped via Dennis DeBruler

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Digitally Zoomed

This is the elevator behind the smoke and elevator on the left side of the photos.

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Digitally zoomed

This is the elevator on the left side of the photo. Note the piles of lumber west of the elevator. That is consistent with the MWRD photo.

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Digitally Zoomed

This map shows Hough Slip that we see going off to the right in the MWRD photo and labeled as such on Page 26.

1889/89 Chicago @ 62,500