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Photos From April 4, 2013 From Frank Fick Showing Actual Collapse
Photo Credit: Frank Fick
Views of the bridge when Frank arrived. The bridge was already far more tipped over than the previous visit and in reality doing what it had been doing since at least 2006, just at a more rapid rate at this point in time. From left to right, these photos were taken between 1:21 PM and 1:47 PM.
Photo Credit: Frank Fick
By 2:02 PM, the bridge had fully tipped over and collapsed as this second group of photos shows.
Photos After Collapse: Taken April 11, 2013
Overviews looking south.
Views looking southeast.
Portal bracing.
End post.
Former bearing.
Deck stringers.
Top chord connection.
Bottom chord connections.
Photos After Bridge Was Dragged From River, Taken August 23, 2013
North abutment viewed from south abutment.
South abutment viewed from south abutment.
South abutment viewed from north abutment.
View looking south toward wreckage.
This is what the bridge looked like after the county road commission workers dragged it out of the river.
Random details of the pile of bridge parts.
Cracked and broken areas revealing the fibrous content of the wrought iron.
Top chord section.
Portal bracing.
Floor beam.
Photos Taken During Scrapping and Salvage of Bridge Parts, September 7, 2013
General views showing the bridge parts which had been sorted out on August 28, 2013.
Pile of deck stringers.
Floor beam.
Portal bracing.
Cutting deck stringers.
Views showing salvaged connection assemblies.
Loading deck stringers to be scrapped.
Loading other bridge parts to be scrapped.
The piles of parts after a lot had been loaded up.
Bridge parts loaded up for scrap.
Cutting up a floor beam to make it fit.
Views of the bridge parts after everything to be scrapped was loaded.
These toads had to be kept away from the action.
The barren landscape after everything was loaded up and salvaged.
Distant views looking south toward where the bridge used to be.
Loading up the parts to be salvaged and reused.
The truck comes to pick up the scrap.
Scrap truck driving out to County Line Road.
The remains of the Maple Rapids Road Bridge head north of County Line Road on Ely Highway.
