The NBC page that clip points to calls the bridge "historic old cast iron". *sigh* I suppose it's asking too much for the news media to get the facts correct.
Sadly, I knew with the storms coming through there that this was very likely to occur.
Another unfortunate loss!
Looks like this bridge finally bit the dust judging by this latest video:
Made a field visit to this bridge last Saturday and it was still standing. Its leaning about as far over as the Maple Rapids Road Bridge in Michigan was the last time I ever saw it standing. At this angle, the bridge will become top heavy and is at risk for tipping over like Maple Rapids did. Significant branches are piled up on what's left of the wooden piles. A massive rain of as much as four inches is predicted for this region in the coming days. If this occurs it would be the heaviest rain seen in a couple years in this area. So it might not be standing for long. It will be an unspeakable loss to see a Hammond truss collapsed.
I fear unless this one is rescued soon it will become nothing more than a memory...I hope not!
I was by there today and it's still not shored up. This creek floods pretty regularly due to the surrounding hills. I'm afraid one more time and it will be floating downstream. Lucky we didn't have much snow this year.
This bridge is actually one of only four examples I have found so far that follow what I call the "Hammond" truss configuration. Diagonals follow the Pratt design, while counters follow the Whipple design. I added a link to an All Rights Reserved Flickr photo.
I hate it when I am right, but I called it during my site visit a mere week before.