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Uncredited photos on this page taken by: Nathan Holth. Unless stated in a caption, all photos are Copyright with All Rights Reserved. Learn about reuse of our photos.

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Distant views southwest of bridge.

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Views southwest of bridge.

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Oblique views from west quadrant.

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Remains of another bascule bridge that was located southwest of the pair of Rall bascule bridges. This was the location of one of the other two lost Rall bascule bridges.

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Deck underside.

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Overview of operating strut and its portal brace.

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Operating strut details.

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View looking eastbound through portal.

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Overviews of operating machinery.

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Seat for shoe pin when bridge is lowered. Note the curved shape to fit the pin.

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12 inch shoe pin.

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Views showing main trunnion.

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Views showing the pin that attaches the swing strut to the truss.

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View showing swing strut.

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Top chord connections.

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Bottom chord connections.

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Lateral bracing connections to bottom chord.

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Miscellaneous structural elements around operating portion of bridge.

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Abutment.

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