Royce and Bobette Haley

Looks more like 1900-1920, to me

Royce

George,

Im going to walk back my previous statement about the cars being gone. I think I was looking at an earlier photo not later photo, sorry

Royec

Amanda,

The new page looks good, I would make two other suggestions. 1. Pick one either destroyed by ice or destroyed by flood. 2. Since you have pics of the replacement bridge post a couple labeled current bridge or replacement bridge...

Royce

BH Photo #376353 (number 8) is of another bridge, not on this site.

Thinking about this a little more a I am wondering, how is listing the RR really "gloating" seems listing the president or chief Eng. might actually be gloating as well, why would you post it on a bridge, at the time of completion, when there is zero expectation it will ever be seen by anyone other than a few RR employees who already know the RR built it? Gloat plate just does not ring true.

Please provide a couple of those numerous examples of gloat plates (listing politicians or executives that look like RR builder plates).

Provide the builder plates for the RR in question.

I added it as shown on the BUILDERS PLATE, Unlike others I did not edit it to my personal specifications, to appease my sense of...?

Yes Warren is a subtype, so? It is still redundant, it is not needed, it is simply a way to further describe what you have already described. "Concrete arch" and "concrete" categories. It is made of concrete? DUH it is a concrete arch. "Norfolk Southern Railway" is a "Railroad"? Dude, I am now laughing so hard I am almost crying, are you actually defending these as not redundant?

Free Market can only be regulated? You obviously do not understand either concept. Free Market=voluntary interactions=Moral. Regulated=supported by force (ultimately death as every single law is)=Immoral. It is shocking that an adult educated person in America could confuse the two.

Art,

Yes there are shades of grey in life. However, you are mistaken if you believe every government is not "evil". All governments are run on the bases of a monopoly of force and support of laws through aggression, intimidation and coercion (immoral). The very definition of tyranny is a government the prohibits actions to its people while it, itself, retains those actions. Ask yourself this-Do you have the Right to take your neighbors money without his permission? Do you have the Right to instigate aggression against your neighbor? If you do not, which I believe any reasonable person would agree, then how can you properly delegate a Right, you do not have, to the government. The founding Fathers were very aware of this, this is why the were insistent that if we allowed a government to use force over us that we would severely limit their authority but like all governments, they simply ignored the constraints and do as they please.

With that said, the plaque is pictured in the thread, do you think it is a builders plate, intended to show NYC&HR as the builders of the bridge?

Fair enough, I only mentioned it because I brought up the same question a couple of years ago when I listed it as the Robert F Kennedy Bridge and the thought at the time was, It was an approach. Things change, I understand, just trying to be consistent.

Royce

I believe this bridge is already listed- http://bridgehunter.com/la/st-john-the-baptist/bh53285/

Royce

Seems to me the steel stringers are acting more like piers or bents. I have zero engineering experience, BTW

Royce

Nathan,

I have learn my lesson. Before I ask a question here, my first stop will be historicbridges.org your work there is outstanding, thank you for taking the time to answer, yet again.

Royce

My guess is this bridge is much younger than the 30's. Would it be common to have a completely welded bridge in the 30's?

Royce

George,

It is my understanding Bethlehem Steel built the railroad in order to spur competition and receive better prices from the Reading and the Lehigh Valley RRs. And yes it was snowing so I got what photos I could get as I will probably not be back in the area. Still the bridge is something I have not seen before (with the locking mechanisms and suspended span).

Royce

Hi John,

The reason I ask is if you look at pics, 5,6,7,8,14,15 20,21 they show the span crossing the roadway is locked between two spans that over hang the piers. Can see in it in the wide field photos as well if you enlarge. I have not seen these locking devices or a span hung between two other spans before in deck girders. Thought it was peculiar. Oh well, thank you

Royce

Is this considered cantilevered? Want to be sure http://bridgehunter.com/pa/northampton/bh79704/

This looks to actually be an approach to http://bridgehunter.com/pa/lehigh/bh71813/ Not a separate bridge. Anyone have info