Cedar River Trail Bridge 2266-4 North Portal Looking South

            Milwaukee Road Cedar River Bridge (c. 1909), now called Cedar River Trail Bridge 2266-4, is a three-span Pratt through truss steel railroad bridge over the Cedar River near Renton, at central Maple Valley in King County, Washington State. The bridge once carried the original Pacific Extension (from the Missouri River to Tacoma, Washington) of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, better known as the Milwaukee Road. The Milwaukee Road was the United States’ last transcontinental railroad, which operated from 1847 to 1986. The Pacific Extension (comprising track through Montana, Idaho and Washington) was electrified between 1914 and 1916, and across Washington in 1920. The Pacific Extension was abandoned in 1980. The current day 17.3-mile Cedar River Trail between Renton and Landsburg was converted to multi-use trail in stages from the original rail alignment, retaining many original bridges of similar design and configuration. Fred V Habenicht Rotary Park, WA. FEC New River Bridge (1978) is a single-leaf bascule railroad bridge spanning the navigable New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The design type is a through plate girder bridge of total span 70 feet /21.3m, providing a horizontal boat navigable clearance of 60 feet/18.3m. Additionally, the bridge comprises three 25-foot approach spans, plus a 14-foot machinery room span, from the north; and two 25-foot spans from the south. Notable was the use of weathering steel to eliminate environmental concerns around initial and future painting. By 1985, the weathering steel had reportedly reached a stable condition for its environment. One of the design criteria for this bridge was to double-track the crossing, removing the bottleneck of a single track bridge at this location dating back to 1912. Now, in the 21st Century, as freight trains are once again sharing the tracks with passenger trains operated by Brightline, alternatives are being studied through the New River Crossing Feasibility Study to further expand capacity by tunnel and various fixed/movable bridge replacement options. Owner: Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC). Engineer: Greiner Engineering Sciences Inc. General Contractor: Powell Brothers Inc. Broward County, Florida, USA. Nikon PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 at f/11.
   

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