Zachary S

Major dam failures in the Sanford and Midland, MI area on the Tittabawassee River; no doubt several noteworthy bridges threatened as a cursory aerial glance on Google Maps confirms

Might be the bridge on the far north end of this road that's slated for replacement instead of this one. Not entirely sure.

Not convinced this one will survive the massive river flooding we've been having since December; might well lose a few across north AL before this is all over.

I love tracing abandoned rail lines. Can find a ton of cool stuff while doing so.

Well that's heartbreaking. Such a shame, it's got such a unique setting and location but there's probably no saving that. Glad I got to document it when I did.

Being replaced, unfortunately without documentation. Farewell to an 1898 bridge, hello concrete eyesore.

Unfortunately, being replaced.

This is along the main Amtrak corridor entering DC and when I take the Crescent it's always a major highlight. Here's hoping preservation ensues but it certainly wouldn't be the first great truss I like to be scrapped recently...

I am LOVING all these historical bridges found/added recently from old papers. It's exciting.

A closer look at recent aerial imagery shows that the south span at least may be partially intact from where it fell when the center pier collapsed, sitting just downstream. The north span not so much.

Looks more salvageable than many collapsed trusses, but it won't ever happen. Very sad.

It's visible in that pasture on Google Earth too. A much better fate than I had feared.

Alright so, after being restored and repaired in Florida, the bridge is apparently going to be reinstalled near its original location, so far presumed to be for vehicle traffic once more. I don't know how much historical integrity had to be compromised for its repair since it was claimed there was major damage that had to be repaired, but it has been repaired and is scheduled to be reinstalled sometime next year probably. A far better fate than many old rail-crossing road bridges.

Oh wow... nice catch. There's gotta be more of these scattered in the woods throughout the state that are impossible to see from satellite imagery/aerials

Well that's a damn shame. Too bad it's really difficult to preserve railroad-owned bridges on active lines; often nearly zero warning ahead of time and of course being a business their focus is, unfortunately but certainly understandably, on newer bridges for heavier loads and stack trains rather than historic preservation