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4/3/2025
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Viewing Album:  STEEL BRIDGES
 
By:Rick Geithmann
Dates:1/1/1900 - 12/30/2013
Album Info:This is a New Album devoted just to Rail Road Bridges. Some of these have been around for a long time and are still used. Others have been abandoned and could disappear at any time. This Album is mainly for Steel Bridges.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  View looking east with tracks still intact. Bridge was left in open position for Freighter traffic. Date about 1985 or 86.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:05:05 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  116   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Telephoto view of the center of the swing span.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:07:13 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  122   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Demolition has begun. Tracks are gone and a crane can just be seen behind the swing span.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:09:15 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Closeup of the control house and demolition crane behind it.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:12:07 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  The last span is being removed.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:14:08 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Swing span and supports are all thats left.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:16:28 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  132   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Closer view of swing span.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:18:13 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  112   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Closeup of the gear drive for the swing span.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:26:02 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  112   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  One of the piers is being drilled for demolition charges.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:29:01 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  114   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Structure that tied bridge to the river bank.
Photo Date:  6/30/1985  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 6:30:51 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  116   Comments: 0
Toledo Terminal R.R. Bridge.
Title:  Toledo Terminal R.R. Bridge.
Description:  Photo I took of the Maumee river bridge whenit still had silver paint and track. Date unknown.
Photo Date:  12/30/1988  Upload Date: 1/22/2014 5:58:14 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
Toledo Terminal Railroad Bridge.
Title:  Toledo Terminal Railroad Bridge.
Description:  Former TTRR bridge along the Toledo Maumee border across the Maumee river.
Photo Date:  8/25/2013  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 6:28:16 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
Toledo Terminal Rail Road Bridge.
Title:  Toledo Terminal Rail Road Bridge.
Description:  Bridge runs alongside the Ohio Turnpike and was originally intended to rotate , but the mechanism for this was never installed.
Photo Date:  8/25/2013  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 6:31:10 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  122   Comments: 1
Toledo Terminal Rail Road Bridge.
Title:  Toledo Terminal Rail Road Bridge.
Description:  All tracks leading to bridge have long been torn up. Approach on the north side is now owned by the Toledo Area Metroparks.
Photo Date:  8/25/2013  Upload Date: 8/25/2013 6:33:21 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  113   Comments: 0
TLE&* Bridge over Maumee River
Title:  TLE&* Bridge over Maumee River
Description:  Unused tracks , hopeing to see the Blue Bird on them again!
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 9/18/2013 7:19:37 PM
Location:  Grand Rapids, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Description:  Brass plug I managed to salvadge from the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge near downtown Toledo before it was dismantled.
Photo Date:  9/29/2013  Upload Date: 9/29/2013 3:13:39 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  153   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Description:  PC bridge coming down just north of downtown Toledo. Date unknown but I think it was early 1980's.
Photo Date:  9/29/2013  Upload Date: 9/29/2013 3:09:08 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Description:  Another view showing the more of the second span. Date unknown but I think it is early 1980's.
Photo Date:  9/29/2013  Upload Date: 9/29/2013 3:10:44 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  135   Comments: 0
TLE&W Bridge over Maumee River
Title:  TLE&W Bridge over Maumee River
Description:  SOuth side view of Toledo Lake Erie & Western bridge in Grand Rapids.
Photo Date:  9/18/2013  Upload Date: 9/18/2013 7:17:41 PM
Location:  Grand Rapids, OH
Author:  Rick Geithmann
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  132   Comments: 0

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