Our rail bridges in St. Louis are getting old, Eads 1874, Merchants 1889, and MacArthur 1917. There's some talk of a new one. What are the newest rail bridges out there? Have any major ones been built in America post WWII?
quincunx wrote:Our rail bridges in St. Louis are getting old, Eads 1874, Merchants 1889, and MacArthur 1917. There's some talk of a new one. What are the newest rail bridges out there? Have any major ones been built in America post WWII?BNSF has done a few major and several minor bridge replacements recently, among which are the second Plattsmouth Bridge across the Missouri (http://www.bnsf.com/employees/communica ... -05-b.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and the new Burlington Rail Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_Rail_Bridge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) across the Mississippi.
Moderator's Note: Also, good topic, but not one for the General Discussion: Passenger Rail forum. Moved to the Railroad Operations, Facilities, Maps and Resources forum.