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| Street View, Jul 2023 |
This was the original bridge to Tonawanda Island, which used to have a lot of industry. The NYC bridge had wood planks laid on it so that it could also be used as a one-lane vehicle bridge.
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| 1950/50 Tonawanda West and East Quads @ 24,000 via Dennis DeBruler |
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| ArchivedRailroad MarcMeoff: This is the bridge over the "Little River" in the 1970s. This was also a popular hang-out/swimming place for my brothers and I in the '50s. The international Paper mill along with RT Jones lumber was in full swing on Tonawanda Island in those days and the train used to go over to switch them at least twice a day. There was a bridge tender in attendence full time, but I only ever saw the bridge open once. A tug tried to push a barge through, but the current was so strong that he couldn't make it. Almost took out the bridge in the process of trying to go up-stream. |
Another story about the strong current of Little River:
"An individual I worked with had the unfortunate luck to run his cabin cruiser under bridge B18-C thereby ripping the upper deck clean off. There is quite a current there. He was forever after known as the “ADMIRAL”." [NYCRRson on ArchivedRailroad]
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