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Maple Rapids Road Bridge

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Portal views facing north show how twisted this bridge has become.

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Views from the southeast quadrant.

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Portal views on bridge.

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East elevation.

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Looking south under the bridge tells the story very clearly. Note the crumbling abutments, and the twist of the floor beams. Note that the floor beams are built-up and have an interesting shape to them that tends to show up on older pin-connected truss bridges.

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A view of the bracing, looking north. Note the twisting of the portal bracing.

Top chord connections.

Bottom chord connections.

Turnbuckles.

Southeast foot of bridge, showing how the bridge's support is gone. Also note the roller bearing nest.

The north side of the bridge has lifted slightly.

Floor beams.

Looking south under the bridge tells the story very clearly. Note the crumbling abutments, and the twist of the floor beams. Note that the floor beams are built-up and have an interesting shape to them that tends to show up on older pin-connected truss bridges.

Views of top chord.

Railing system on bridge.

Vertical member.

View of deck stringers.

Views of abutment.

East elevation.

Portal views on bridge.

Various views on bridge.

Portal bracing decoration.

Bottom chord.

Portal views facing north show how twisted this bridge has become.

Portal views facing north.

Views from the southeast quadrant.

View from southwest quadrant.

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