CSX/SAL & NS/Southern and CSX/ACL Bridges over Congaree River in Columbia, SC

Southern: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite, the northern bridge)

SAL: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite, the southern bridge)

The ACL had a bridge further upstream. So CSX has two long bridges in this town. In fact, we can see part of that bridge under the through truss in the following photo.

Joseph C. Hinson Photography posted, also Joe the Photog Flickr and BridgeHunter_sal
CSX Q211 passes over the Congaree River that separates Richland and Lexington counties in South Carolina. The crew should be able to see Cayce Yard from their vantage point. Meanwhile, what I suspect is NS 156 waits for the CSX train to pass.

It's interesting catching the different water levels. Here the river is low.

Street View, Feb 2022

And here it is rather high. These street views were taken from the US-231 bridge in the distant background in the photo posted by Joseph.

Street View, Apr 2023

Joe the Photog Flickr via BridgeHunter_sou, BridgeHunter lists six more photos by Joe
Train On A Bridge
Taken from Cayce Riverwalk in SC.

Note the smaller piers between the larger stone piers. This bridge probably had trusses between the large piers. They probably added the newer piers when they replaced the truss spans with steel girders.

 Joe the Photog Flickr via BridgeHunter_sal

Update: the ACL bridge was further North. The water in the foreground is the Columbia Canal. The Congaree River is in the background.

Street View, Jun 2024

Joseph C. Hinson Photography posted
CSXT 4788 leads a long coal train over Riverfront Park on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad in late 2007.

Dennis DeBruler: I knew about the Southern and SAL bridges, this post taught me about the ACL bridge. https://maps.app.goo.gl/BawyhwM8bSrFp4xP7