https://www.cityofmarion.org/Home/Components/News/News/6307/...
Bridge will be demolished in the coming weeks. From what I understand, the girders will be reused somehow on the new bridge (probably as decorations?), and the center pier will be retained for the new bridge. The old abutments will be demolished.
This bridge is almost EXACTLY like another Milwaukee Road one in Carver County, Minnesota. Only this one still has the parallel track...
I’ve thought this is a cool project. Unfortunate that they didn’t reuse the bridge as is (“we couldn’t find plans so we didn’t know what we were dealing with”), but reusing the steel is a good alternative. However, it’s worth noting that the original bridge wasn’t in awful condition, and I’ve seen much worse end up on trails.