Overpass: (Historic Bridges)
The truss bridge on the left caught my eye.
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| Worldwide Railfan Productions posted Port Royal Bridge Demolition A Norfolk Southern intermodal train with AC44C6M 4314 heads west under the demolition site of the PA Route 75 road bridge. This single span concrete bridge spanned four tracks upon its completion in 1910 Location: Port Royal, PA By: Brandon Fiume Taken on: April 20, 2023 http://www.brandonfiume.com/photos/details/375 Dennis DeBruler: I'm glad you caught all of the truss bridge. They are becoming more and more rare. |
The truss bridge was repaired and repainted in 2010. [both HistoricBridges]
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| RootsWeb The first bridge was built in 1831. The truss bridge is the fifth bridge at this crossing because of recurring floods. It opened in Dec 1937. |
The previous (fourth) bridge was a covered bridge built in 1892. It aligned with a crossing of the railroad tracks at Milford Street. At the beginning of the 20th Century, since the automobile was becoming more prevalent, the Pennsylvania Railroad embarked on a program to replace grade crossings. Thus the railroad built the concrete overpass at Market Street and a ramp to connect it to the river side of Milford Street. They also built a new depot. (The depot was removed in 1969.) [PortRoyal200] The photo below not only shows the 1937 flood that took out the fourth bridge, it also shows the alignment of the road between 1910 and 1937. (The waters have receded some in this photo.) Obviously, when the truss bridge was built, they moved the location of the bridge so that it could attach directly to the overpass ramp.
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| 10th of 36 photos on PortRoyal200 |
The Pennsy tracks were reduced to three in 1955, and to two in 1985. [Caption on 15th photo in PortRoyal200] (You can see at least seven locomotives pulling a westbound train in the 15th photo. The 16th photo shows eight locos, and the caption notes that is unusual.)
The ramp has already been rebuilt to make it wider and less steep. This show the 1910 ramp.
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| 31st of 36 photos on PortRoyal200 |
It looks like a derrick used during construction has yet to be taken down. The wood crossing in the foreground was the Milford Street Crossing to the covered bridge. It has yet to be removed. Note that the steam locomotives have already deposited soot on the overpass.
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| 2nd of 36 photos on PortRoyal200 |
Did they cover the rails with wood to protect them from the falling concrete?
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The bridge was closed on Mar 27, 2023, to replace the 1910 overpass. [Caption for the 34th photo on PortRoyal200]
The replacement includes new water and sewer lines and costs $4m. [einnews]
The closure is expected to last six months. [PennLive]
Bonus
Juniata County still has three covered bridges.
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