Aban/Southern Wood Trestle over Buffalo Creek near I-85 near Blacksburg, SC

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The Interstate bridge on the left was replaced when I-85 was widened even though the industrial spur to the rock quarry just north of this trestle is no longer used. See "Carolina Coastal Railway/NS/Southern Bridge to Nowhere over I-85 near Blacksburg, SC" for more information about that bridge and the quarry.

2015 photo by Royce and Bobette Haley via BridgeHunter

2015 photo by Royce and Bobette Haley via BridgeHunter

Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "Beside the brand new but never used "Trestle to Nowhere" in Blacksburg SC is a far older conventional wooden trestle with rails still on top.  This likely is the first time that the two bridges from vastly different eras have ever been ever photographed together."

Emily Gibbs VanDyk: Its the 9ld Norfolk Southern and they plan on rebuilding it.

Jeff Conner: So, the state and feds spent many many millions on a rail compatible bridge for a service that doesn't exist, and there are no plans to open this line, ever?

Dave Kuntz Drone Photos: This is the article about it and apparently no reopen plans https://www.gaffneyledger.com/articles/the-trestle-to-nowhere/

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?,1921,1982 Hoxie Bridge and 1977 Granger Dam on San Gabriel River near Circleville, TX

Original Hoxie Location: (Satellite)

Current Hoxie Location: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Granger Dam: (Satellite)

The original construction date is not known. It was rebuilt in 1921 after it was damaged by a flood. In 1982, it was moved to its current location by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

HistoricBridges
The bridge is 215' (65.5m) long with a main span of 150' (45.7m).

2021 photo by Jon Fleenor via BridgeHunter

Michael Beczak posted six photos with the comment: "Hoxie Bridge and Granger Lake. Creepy spot."

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The dam was completed in 1977, and it is 16,320' (5km) long. [tshaonline]

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This shows the Granger Lake's storage area and the original river channel.

1988/89 Granger and Granger Lake Quads @ 24,000

This shows the road that used the Hoxie Bridge. Quite a bit of Lake Granger's storage area was already a flood plain.

1964 Granger and 1963 Friendship Quads @ 24,000

Lost/Rock Island Trestle over Fitch Creek near La Fayette, IL

(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Trent Briggs posted

Dennis DeBruler commented on Trent's post
I presume the trestle crossed Fetch Creek. 1983/84 La Fayette Quad @ 24,000

Dennis DeBruler commented on Trent's post
It appears that the embankments are extant: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kHHwXoAFZCtNp9ox5.

1902 Blandin Dam on Mississippi River in Grand Rapids, MN

(John A. Weeks III; Satellite)

I was not able to find the megawatt capacity of the powerhouse.

Street View, Sep 2024

This view is grainy, but it shows a crane is working on the spillway.

Street View, Aug 2025

Here is another view of  that work on the spillway. The background is a small fraction of the Blandin Paper Mill that built this dam.

Street View, Aug 2025

JohnWeeks
"The mill was a success because they continually lead the industry in the quality of their coated paper products, the type of paper used by magazines such as Time and Newsweek. The dam construction began in May of 1901 on the Grand Rapids of the Mississippi River, at the base of a stretch of water falls that dropped 30 feet in just over 3 miles. The mill started operation in 1902....In 2001, the mill set a world record by running a coating machine for 24 hours straight at an average speed of 5,656 feet of paper per minute, which is over 64 miles of paper per hour."
[Most coated paper mills that I have studied have gone out of business because so many magazines and catalogs have quit publishing.]

Katherine Woznek, Aug 2018

1911-99 Center Street Bridges over Mahoning River and Five Railroads at Youngstown, OH

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Cool Ohio posted and Postcard via BridgeHunter
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Viaduct

forumurbanohio via BridgeHunter

Karl Hartzell posted via Dennis DeBruler and BridgeHunter

1904 Well's (Marl Lake Road) Bridge over Nottawa Creek near Athens, MI

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

HistoricBridges
80' (24.4m)

These five 2012 photos by Harold Scudder are from ArchivedBridgeHunter.

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Jennifer Woodman posted ten photos with the comment: "Final exploration stop was at Well's Bridge in Athens. This five-panel pin-connected Pratt through-truss was built in 1904 and carries Marl Lake Road over Nottawa Creek, also called the Nottawassepee River. It sits right on the county line between Calhoun County to the north and Branch County to the south, just over 1500 feet from the point where Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph Counties all meet. The bridge is exactly on the county line between Calhoun and Branch Counties, and for decades neither side could agree whose responsibility it was. Two counties, one very deteriorating bridge, and decades of disputed ownership that meant neither side paid for repairs. The steel framework is still very striking and the surrounding views are beautiful."

Jennifer Woodman shared with the comment: "Wells Bridge in Athens, Michigan."

Dennis DeBruler: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CECLwxPXufqP3eNc8

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Lost/Reading RR Bridges over Susquehanna River at Sunbury, PA

1883: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)

1917: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Robert Wanner posted three photos with the comment: "Reading Company, Shamokin Division, Sunbury bridges over the Susquehanna River down thru the years. Crossing on a east-west direction with a rather sharp turn to the left to head north to Lewisburg and finally Williamsport. Original bridge from the far side then two views on Sunbury side. Bridge abandoned in 1977 and removed about 10 years later. Robert Wanner collection."

George Reigle: The only surviving parts of the Reading Railroad in Sunbury are the Station that is Bowen Agency, and the dead signal bridge still standing guard over the abandoned line.

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[BridgeHunter_1883 has a different exposure of this photo.]

Jim Boylan: Is the canal still being used in this photo?

Robert Wanner: Jim Boylan About the time of its demise.

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[Note how they added more piers to handle the shorter girders.]

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As would be expected for an 1883 bridge, it is pin connected. I wonder if it is wrought iron instead of steel.

Postcard via BridgeHunter_1883