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

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Rehabilitation plaque. Note: If you are looking for photos of the original builder plaque please see the details photo gallery for the bridge prior to rehabilitation.

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Dedication plaque, placed following rehabilitation.

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1963 date written into concrete abutment, likely indicating when the abutment was repaired.

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Top chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.

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Top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.

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Bottom chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.

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Bottom chord connections as viewed from on bridge. 

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Lateral bracing connections to strut.

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Lateral bracing connections to portal bracing.

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Diagonal and counter intersections with vertical.

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Cast iron guide and nut for counter at vertical member intersection.

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Cast iron guide for diagonal member at intersection point.

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Turnbuckles on hip vertical.

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Diagonal member detail.

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Turnbuckles on diagonal members.

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Turnbuckle on lateral bracing.

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Vertical member.

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Section of replaced vertical member. Note the US Steel brand mark.

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Number on bottom chord.

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Strut.

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Top chord batten.

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A crack is visible in the cover plate at the base of this end post.

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Railing.

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Floorbeam and hanger details.

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Portal bracing details. 

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2009 Rehabilitation: This was a modest rehabilitation project, not a complete comprehensive restoration. This deck stringer had an isolated area of complete section loss, but was not repaired or replaced, because it simply was not a major issue to the structural integrity of the bridge.

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2009 Rehabilitation: In contrast to the previous photos, this photo shows a stringer that does appear to have been replaced. It is white instead of blue.

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