davidtltc Wrote:
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> Has anyone else
> notice that it seems as if there are metal risers
> on the ties just a few tens of feet onto the
> bridge from the Osier(Eastern) side of the
> trestle?
If by "metal risers", you mean the washers, double nuts, and treaded rods sticking up outside of the guard rails, those are the top ends of L shaped bolts, where the base of the L hooks under the top flange of the I-beam, thereby anchoring the ties to the structure of the bridge.