Re: UTBNG - SLRG 1744 South - Conejos R. Bridge Trivia
| February 16, 2018 02:12PM |
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Jason Rose Wrote:
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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?
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> Great info, Earl. Thank you!
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> 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.
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The only bridge info I have covers the NG, so I can't tell you this structure's pedigree. I can tell you the heaviest thing this bridge would have carried would have been a Rio Grande GP-40.
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> Earl Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 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.
>
>
>
>
The only bridge info I have covers the NG, so I can't tell you this structure's pedigree. I can tell you the heaviest thing this bridge would have carried would have been a Rio Grande GP-40.
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