Romley Bridge: HAER Resource 3

[Chris Walker]

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/co0171.photos.021994p/resource/

[Rick Steele]

I've looked at this Chris, many times. For the life of me, I can't find the abutments or bases for the trestle that paralleled the bridge and was used for the siding. I guess it's another historic mystery.

Rick

[Jeff Young]

Interesting that both the Romley and Waterton bridges (and the old Deansbury bridge) have iron support structures, but wooden stringers.

Cheers,
Jeff.

[Randy Rieck]

Hi Rick,

The abutments and bases for the trestle on the siding were seemingly removed prior to the subject picture. You probably are aware
that there are 2 pictures by Neal Miller on page 246 of "C&S Highline Memories" by Klinger that show the bents in question.
Hope this helps.

Randy

[Chris Walker]

Mineral Belt 2 has a down on shot at a distance, those Neal Miller pictures in Highline Memories show the trestle Batterposts interwoven with the Steel structure.  I drove past it I didn't have time to check out the bridge in 1992, when I came back in '94 there were two clowns with peashooters banging away in the gully so I kept on keeping on.