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Portal view.
Vertical member to i-beam connection detail.
Connection detail in the rain. Reminds me of my Shanley Road Bridge pictures.
Dark geometry.
Behind the beauty lies the truth... this bridge has not been
taken care of and the results are
showing.
This bracing rod rusted so much that one end broke and now it sort of hangs there. These bracing rods have done this on other bridges, and it does not seem to affect much of the integrity of the bridge. They apparently are not the most critical part of a truss bridge.
Looking under the deck reveals that under the modern asphalt
is the traditional wood deck. Also
note the hint of a red-burgundy paint on the i-beams. Perhaps this bridge always
had a rusty
appearance...
Early morning portal.
Notice the piece of metal sticking straight up and doing
nothing. I assume that
the original pole guardrails were attached here.
Winter portal view.
After I learned that the bridge had been struck by a car, I
returned with more time on my hands
and found the spot. The damage does not seem to be bad enough to close the
bridge to me; damage
seemed to be limited to a slight bending of the vertical member.
Detail of vertical member damage.
The entire vertical member was bent, slightly, but in addition
the v-lacing had buckled, which is visible
here. The dent in the modern guardrail shows where stress was applied to the
vertical member. These guardrails were mounted incorrectly. They should have
been mounted into the deck. These guardrails did nothing to protect the bridge.
Guardrails are not just to protect people, they are supposed to protect the
bridge also.
Slight bend in damaged vertical.
Detail of v-lacing rivet.
This diagonal member was apparently replaced at some point
long ago. The turn-buckles are
different, and you can see where they were welded onto the original diagonal
member.
Winter allowed me to get this much-desired distant side view.
There is still a lot of tree
in the way, but you can get an idea of what it looks like from this angle. You
can count the
seven panels on this bridge from here.
View of middle of bridge.
Two panels of beauty.
Detail of concrete approach support. Notice that at some point the support was patched.
I-Beam to vertical member connection.
I-Beam to vertical member connection.
Top chord to end post connection.
Pinned connection, showing eye-bars.
Vertical member v-lacing.
Turnbuckle on diagonal member.
I thought I had learned everything about this bridge, until I did some climbing and discovered something very interesting about this bridge. The original connections for the diagonal bracing on this bridge have been modified. This is the original connector, which is now unused.
Here is the new, and less spectacular way that the bracing is now connected. I am unsure why this repair was made. I am also unsure if the actual rods were replaced as part of this change.
Looking across the top of the bridge.
Looking across the top of the portal bracing. Note the modified bracing here as well.
View of the portal bracing from up high.
Fall view up high.
Fall view halfway up the bridge.
Zoomed distant view from west of the bridge.
