Brandon Cooper

What is wrong with watching trains? Trains are relaxing.

Looks like a perfect spot for railfanning.

I really don't understand why Muskingum County neglected these two bridges, but it shows what happens when you neglect and have no crossing for many miles. If you want to cross the river by truck, you either have to go across at Zanesville or go to McConnellsville.

Sad history about the place with the hawks leaving due to the blasting and the incident with Union Carbide essentially murdering its workers.

Interesting bridge.But who coined Hawk's Nest for this area is what I am wondering?

Here is a picture of the dingus who likes destroying beatuiful bridges in the name of stupidity. http://wdrb.images.worldnow.com/images/9727642_G.jpg

It is easy. She must have come from Swift's training program that this is a passing grade to the teacher.

Another interesting structure with a junction joining on the bridge. One of my favorite parts of my Pittsburgh Mainlines DVD.

I got a DVD of railroad action in Pittsburgh in the days prior to the combined NS/CSX takeover of Conrail and this bridge was featured early on in the DVD.

Interesting bridge as the rails are recessed into the girder structure. I can't figure out why it was designed that way in the first place, but it makes for an interesting video seeing the trains look like they are sinking.

Beautiful bridge, and I think closing it to vehicle traffic was smart to prevent a terrorist attack. I want to keep locations looking nice, and they did the right thing to build a new bridge and keep the old one for pedestrian and cycling traffic

Amazing how long that temporary roadway stayed in place. I wonder if Alaska didn't care to replace this bridge, and how many Presidents that thing survived through (LBJ,Nixon,Ford,Carter,Reagan,Bush 41, Clinton,and Bush 43.) That is an amazing feat to last 8 Presidents.

It is amazing at the major films that were filmed there.

Nice photo Dave. Thanks for the add.

It is sad to see them go, but they were old and they were falling apart also. One of these tunnels had some rubble come off and it closed the line for 24 hours. Now with the three tracks, the freight can move all the time just about.

This bridge appears to be on its last legs as it has a full-time stop light to keep traffic at a minimum. A shame it is coming to that