Chesapeake Western Bridge

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There is more of a story to the bridge than what you think. They used to
unload feed from covered hoppers directly into the beds of trucks on the
right hand side of the bridge.  The civered hopper would be spotted standing
over the bridge until it was empty.I believe I have a B&W negative of this
taking place that was made about 1974. The truck parking area under the
trestle is to the right hand side and appears to have been since filled in.
This bridge is on the former CW Bridgewater branch.

Mason Cooper

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  Thanks for posting that link!  What a neat structure - it just begs to be
modeled in HO...


  Brian Gilleran
  On Mar 30, 2010, at 5:33 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
    Here is the bridge on Google Street View: Chesapeake Western Bridge


      Ron Davis informed me that he was contacted by a reporter in
Harrisonburg, Va., about the scheduled removal of a former Chesapeake
Western bridge tomorrow ( Wednesday) in Harrisonburg.  The bridge is located
on Erickson Ave. just south of Rt. 42.
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