1907: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter;
Satellite)
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The swing span was a pony truss with a superstructure added.
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BridgeHunter_Old
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1907 Bridge
"Built 1907; Damaged by Hurricane Carol 1954; Closed 1955; Replaced 1956" [BridgeHunter_1907]
The movable spans on this bridge are worthy of the "bridgeRare" label. The travellers on top of the rails are connected to the end of the spans so that when the travellers go down the rails they pull the spans up.
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| BridgeHunter_1907 |
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| BridgeHunter_1907 |
Here is a good view of the rails on top of the framework.
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In this view of the raised spans, the traveller is at the other end of the rails.
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Another view of the raised position.
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And here is a view of the traveller part way down.
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Bridges Now and Then posted
The Stone Bridge, Tiverton-Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1951. (Providence, Journal)
Zack Lewis: That's the Tiverton side of the bridge, because that's the Doughboy Statue in the foreground |
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