1883: (
Bridge Hunter "Built 1883; superstructure replaced 1923-24; spans relocated to cross Wind River in Wyoming";
HAER) That would explain why the piers are still made with cut stone.
1924: (
Bridge Hunter "Reportedly a second bridge is to be built adjacent to this one in order to increase traffic capacity, the line is single track at present."; no Historic Bridges;
Satellite)
From the satellite image we can see that one of the three spans is over a flood plain.
Lee Wohigemuth took at least three videos of UP trains on this bridge on June 16, 2020:
2:16-w/b-1+0-coal,
3:56-e/b-2+0-intermodal,
1:07-w/b-1+1-coal,
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HAER NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1--1
1. Photocopy from George S. Morison's The Blair Crossing Bridge, 1886. Photographer unknown, circa 1883. SOUTH WEB AND WEST PORTAL OF BRIDGE - Blair Crossing Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Blair, Washington County, NE
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