Re: UTBNG - SLRG 1744 South - Conejos R. Bridge Trivia
| February 16, 2018 01:37PM |
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Earl Wrote:
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> Anyone know of another bridge structure of such
> longevity that supported such a wide range of loads?
Great info, Earl. Thank you!
This guy may have been around that long. MP 306 on the Creede Branch. It came from Utah and dated quite a ways back, but I don't remember the details.
Jason Rose
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> Anyone know of another bridge structure of such
> longevity that supported such a wide range of loads?
Great info, Earl. Thank you!
This guy may have been around that long. MP 306 on the Creede Branch. It came from Utah and dated quite a ways back, but I don't remember the details.
Jason Rose
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El DiscĂpulo de los Viejos Gruñones
RioGrandeExplorations.net
Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
"Life is too short to deal with other people's drama. - Sgt Jason Rose USMC
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