Favorite railroad bridges

[CRL]

Here’s one of my favorites... the Goat Canyon Trestle on the old San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.

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[wazzou]

My favorite is the next one I'll supply the timber to repair/replace.   

[CRL]

Also, if you like a weathered bridge, here’s Gila River Bridge #1 on the CBRY, including the entrance to the requisite curved tunnel.

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[parkrrrr]

How about "all that's left of the Martin Creek trestles on the GN Cascades route"?

This is on the ROW that was abandoned when the second Cascade Tunnel opened in 1929. Either they just left all of the rail, most of which has subsequently disappeared, or more likely they removed it but someone dropped a length off of the trestle and wasn't being paid enough to retrieve it from the ravine floor.

Originally, this was the end of a switchback - westbound traffic crossed the creek at the upper grade, went through the horseshoe tunnel, and crossed the creek again at the lower grade. All evidence of the tunnel has completely disappeared, except for the huge piles of excavated rock.

[prr7161]

W&LE Belle Vernon bridge for me:

[645diesel]

How about "all that's left of the Martin Creek trestles on the GN Cascades route"?

I was out there last year and it really must have been a spectacle to behold...  i caught the OCS coming out of Cascade Tunnel after hiking around the mountain.  It was a great train day. 

this trestle is pretty interesting, and now you can walk across...

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https://www.american-rails.com/images/894225463204563992045366.jpg

zoom in, it's great!

[glakedylan]

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9241572,-76.3814673,3a,30y,308.74h,89.3t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipM-dwRlnSssW7mCt5k8MNDlT_4lYLUXrU1Uy6QN!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipM-dwRlnSssW7mCt5k8MNDlT_4lYLUXrU1Uy6QN%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya144.82637-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9258918,-76.3868537,3a,37.5y,128.43h,85.9t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipOijBx5wjpytnWaTVh-DNHJb4xZ0ugtbgqHUWDI!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOijBx5wjpytnWaTVh-DNHJb4xZ0ugtbgqHUWDI%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya99.67616-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?hl=en



my newest favorite...Safe Harbor PA on the Susquehanna River. Both ends from what is left of the PRR from one ridge to another.
sorry that this is all that appears on the internet. the day i was there my camera ran out of batteries.
got to get back there next summer.


and as soon as i was ready to close that window in my brower, this showed up


https://www.google.com/search?q=safe+harbor+pa+prr+trestle&rlz=1C1OKWM_enUS920US920&sxsrf=ALeKk01mfyS-SA25ZrM-AMz6hWGn0LjSOg:1607576568220&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=oFhw0HyK5RlIGM%252CQlnJUfpvWjAqVM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSGDf-XQpgaGpTndHILiqaC9ysFWg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig1bCy0cLtAhWEuVkKHVWXCWIQ9QF6BAgJEAE#imgrc=oFhw0HyK5RlIGM

sincerely
Gary

[basementcalling]

UP Joso Bridge over the Snake River.



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Also, Half Moon trestle on the old Camas Prairie. Unfortunately, it was heavily damaged by fire a few years ago.

[C855B]

I can understand why it's a favorite. Here's another great color pic (public domain):

[peteski]

There are too many great looking RR bridges in the world to pick a single favorite, but here is one in Scotland that is really impressive



Also pretty much all the bridges in Swiss Alps are really good looking.

[CRL]

This is a much smaller bridge not far from where I live, but it’s very interesting. Here’s the Bridgehunter link with a good write-up. https://bridgehunter.com/tx/kendall/comfort-railroad/

Some additional recent photos, I’m guessing shot from a drone.

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[645diesel]

UP Joso Bridge over the Snake River.

it's a stunner!

RailfanDan for the win, this video sold me on railfanning with a drone.

[wazzou]

Beautiful, but after about 30 seconds, I had to go to mute.

[Maletrain]

Here’s one of my favorites... the Goat Canyon Trestle on the old San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.

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So what is story with that tunnel-portal-to-nothing on the lefts side of those pictures?

[wcfn100]

So what is story with that tunnel-portal-to-nothing on the lefts side of those pictures?

Collapsed tunnel. A.K.A. the reason the trestle was built.

Jason