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C&O AllanOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

My sister-in-law sent me the link to this time lapse video of the installation of a new bridge (Walsh Torrence Bridge) for use by the the Chicago South Shore and South Bend RR. The bridge is 398' long and weighs 4.7 million pounds.

The coolest thing about the bridge is that she designed it. It took many years from the time she designed it to the time it was built and installed. The video is made from snapshots at 10 second intervals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0-MXI-U5Q&feature=em-share_video_user

Enjoy!

9/11/123:14 PM

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franktrainOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Great video! Thanks for posting.

I did a google search and I believe I found the location of the new bridge but this shows the old bridge.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q...p;cbp=12,248.58,,0,0

franktrain

C&O AllanOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Here is a "sky" view of the new bridge - it is very blue... Click on the image for a bigger view.

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prrhorseshoecurveOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

and the purpose of this new bridge was?

1/4/134:48 PM

Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by prrhorseshoecurve:

and the purpose of this new bridge was?

Maybe the South Shore was bored with the old one...

Rusty

1/4/134:57 PM

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