Main span on west side of island
This is the longest through truss span on the bridge at over 500 feet.
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in September 2005
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
BH Photo #239988
The west side of the river has a 500+ foot through Pennsylvania truss and 8 230 foot deck truss spans. The east side has a 500+ foot deck Pennsylvania truss, a 400 foot through Pennsylvania truss, and 2 230 foot deck truss spans. The spans over the island were originally girder spans, much shorter than the others.
Leslie,according to the newspaper article i read 4 cars were off of the tracks.
Leslie,this is the bridge.The newspaper article mentioned I-95 and this bridge is near I-95.Thanks,Leslie.I don't know where the accident was if it was on the bridge.
I think it is probably this bridge.
The 500+ foot spans would have been among the longest simple truss spans when built. The deck truss span is particularly significant since most record-breaking spans are thru trusses, presumably because long spans require deep trusses that normally would not fit under the roadway level as a deck truss. Here is an article on the previous bridge: http://books.google.com/books?id=058oAQAAMAAJ&dq=Susquehanna...
Leslie,thank God I kept the article about the derailment.Four rail cars fell in the Susquehanna river.CSX doesn't know if wind was a factor.