1897+2005 NS/Pennsy Bridges over Beaver River at Wampum, PA

1897: (Archived Bridge Hunter is broke; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)

2005: (Satellite)

It was owned by a Pennsy subsidiary: Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railroad, Bridge #13

1897 Bridge

The trusses were made with wrought iron. [HAER_data]

HAER PA,37-WAMP,1--2
2. Oblique view of south elevation, looking east from western abutment. - Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railroad, Bridge No. 13, Spanning Beaver River, South of State Route 288 Bridge, Wampum, Lawrence County, PA

HAER PA,37-WAMP,1--6 (CT)
6. Overview of north elevation, looking SE from west bank of Beaver River, with train on bridge. - Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railroad, Bridge No. 13, Spanning Beaver River, South of State Route 288 Bridge, Wampum, Lawrence County, PA

HAER PA,37-WAMP,1--4
4. Oblique view of easternmost truss span, looking west from eastern abutment, with train on bridge. Note that next spans is occluded by sharp curvature of bridge. - Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railroad, Bridge No. 13, Spanning Beaver River, South of State Route 288 Bridge, Wampum, Lawrence County, PA

2005 Bridge

Street View, Oct 2013

Big Boy 2006:

MP Rail Photography posted

Having just left Conway, NS 061, with the Big Boy leading, crosses over the Beaver River at Wampum.

July 12, 2026

Wampum, PA

Power:

UP 4014 - 4-8-8-4 Steam Locomotive (Big Boy)

UP 1616 - SD70M (Abraham Lincoln Unit)

NS 2026 - SD70ACe

NS 250 - SD70ACe

NS 1776 - SD70ACe

UP 1776 - SD70M

Mississippi Lock and Dam #21 near Quincy, IL

(John A Weeks III; Satellite)

USACE

USACE, Rock Island District posted

It's another birthday today with Lock and Dam 21 in Quincy, Illinois, turning 88 years young! Construction began on the lock structure on December 11, 1933, with the entire system placed in operation on this date [July 23] in 1938.

Interesting fact: Due to to a lack of funding at the time, the lock was completed one year before construction of the dam began.

JohnWick

USACE, Rock Island District posted

A satellite caught a 15-barge tow being reassembled so that it can continue its trip upstream.

Satellite

1926 US-66 Bridge over Timber Creek east of Sayre, OK

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

US-66 Overview

Street View, Apr 2024

Street View, Jun 2024

2009 photo by John Cross via BridgeHunter

Don Lindsley posted
Timber Creek Bridge, OK

Today's frontage road was the original US-66 route.

route66

1878+1962 NS/Southern/CNO&TP Nemo Tunnels #22, #23 and #24 near Wartburg, TN

Old #22: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, south portal. Note bridge pier just south of the portal.)

#23: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, north portal)

Old #24: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, south portal)

New #22: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, south portal)

NS Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

New #24: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, south portal)

1929 Pedestrian Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

CNO&TP = Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific

1 of 29 photos posted by Matt Murphy
Nemo Tunnel last week [Jul 2026]— at Nemo Tunnel.
[Note that the tunnel provides plenty of clearance for double-stack container cars.]

I think Matt was at the south portal of New #24.

"First Train", company photographer via BridgeHutner_new_#24

The old tunnels were built in 1878. The were 15' (4.6m) wide and 20' (6m) high. In 1962, they were bypassed by tunnels that were 20' (6m) wide and 30' (9.1m) high. Old #24 was replaced by an adjacent New #24. Old #22 and #23 were replaced by New #22 and a new bridge on a new alignment. The right-of-way with the new tunnels is in purple in this map. The tunnels marked with dashed black lines are the old tunnels.

1980/88 Lancing Quad @ 24,000

In addition to building new tunnels, a lot of dirt was moved. This view of the north portal of New #24 also shows the new NS bridge over the Emory River.

company photographer via BridgeHutner_new_#24

Looking the other way along the bridge, we se the south portal of New #22.

2012 photo by Shane Passmore via BridgeHunter_new_#22

1906+1927 Nemo Bridge

There is a third span hidden in the trees because over half of this bridge is over a flood plain.

Street View, Sep 2015

It is faint, but we can see the third truss in this photo.

BridgeHunter_pedestrian

I think 1923 is a late date to still be building a pin-connected bridge.

2010 photo by Calvin Sneed via BridgeHunter_pedestrian

RedGlobeReflections

We can see a hint of the third truss in this photo.

2010 photo by Calvin Sneed via BridgeHunter_pedestrian

193,1987,2026 Charles Anderson Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; pghbridges; Satellite)

Trail View, Oct 2008

HistoricBridges
"This massive deck truss bridge is one of the few surviving patented Wichert truss bridges in existence....The bridge was designed by the City of Pittsburgh, which had to license the Wichert truss design. On the bridge plaque, the Wichert Continuous Bridge Corporation is named as patentee."
This 780' (238m) long bridge has a man span of 360' (110m).

3:36 video @ 2:39
Frustrating stops and starts of Charles Anderson Bridge project

1956 IL-141+IN-62 Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge over Wabash River west of Mt. Vernon, IN

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Indiana built the bridge and charged tolls until July 1, 2014. [ArchivedBridgeHunter comments and indot]

The 2,400' (731.5m) long bridge has a main span of 427' (130.1m). [HistoricBridges]

It is so nice to see a steel bridge with a fresh coat of paint.

Street View, Sep 2025

John Albert Christeson Jr. posted
Bridge over The Wabash River on Illinois 141/Indiana 62

HistoricBridges and BridgeHunter, The Decatur Daily Review: October 2 1955
HistoricBridges explains that the design is a tied arch with a continuous truss.

This is where the arch part of the truss launches from a pier.

Street View, Sep 2025

Another view of the arch part.

Street View, Sep 2025

The Illinois approach is long because of a flood plain.

Street View, Sep 2015

But the Indiana approach is even longer.

Street View, Apr 2018

This is a view of the entire bridge. I dropped a pin to mark the west end. I could still see the east end after zooming out far enough to include the whole bridge because of the shadow on a field

Satellite

1910 East Park Dam and Spillway on Little Story Creek near Stonyford, CA

Dam: (Satellite)

Spillway: (Satellite)

The primary purpose of this dam is a source of water for irrigation.

Dam:

usbr
"Completed in 1910, the 139-feet-high dam and reservoir are part of the Orland Project, Reclamation’s oldest and smallest water delivery project constructed in California."

Spillway:

usbr

I don't remember seeing that much vegetation growing on a big concrete dam.

CaliforniaWaterNewsDaily
During a drought, the lake was closed Aug 20, 2021, to lower the reservoir to repair a gate that broke in 2020.

Bureau of Reclamation posted

Picture it: California, 1910.

East Park Dam is completed, beginning more than a century of supporting communities across the western Sacramento Valley.

Today, as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Orland Project, East Park Dam continues to provide reliable irrigation water that supports local agriculture, strengthens rural economies and helps sustain the communities that depend on it.

Thank you for being a friend to California communities for more than a century.

📷: East Park Dam and Reservoir, part of Reclamation’s Orland Project, are nestled in the rugged mountains of California’s Inner Coast Range.