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#25 Bridges & Rails Civil War

Civil War
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Experimental bridge trusses
Experimental suspension trusses of boards. Loading the board suspension bridge with railroad iron for the purpose of breaking it.
Experimental suspension trusses of boards. The board suspension bridge slipped its anchorage without breaking, under a weight of 84,000 pounds, exclusive of its own weight; span 100 feet, versed sine 10 feet.

Testing Bridge Construction

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Image detail from Library of Congress DIG-ppmsca-33390, "Farmville, Va., April 1865. High bridge of the South Side Railroad across the Appomattox," attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1865 --Title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of Photographic Incidents of the War, from the Gallery of Alexander Gardner, by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003.

Track Rails

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North Anna River, Virginia. Grant's engineers building bridge.
Jones' Landing, Virginia (vicinity). Pontoon bridge across the James River From the south side, above James’ Landing.
Jones' Landing, Virginia (vicinity). Pontoon bridge (open for steamers) across the James River

Pontoon Bridges

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an old black and white photo of people on a bridge
Truss Bridge
Bull Run
Bridge
Building
Art
Ruins
Part of construction corps building new military truss bridge across Bull Run, April 1863 (LOC. LC-DIG-ppmsca-10389)
an old black and white photo of men working on a train car in the middle of nowhere
Hampshire
A Car
Transportation
Photographer
Wreck caused by the fracture of an axle of a car on the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad, March 28th, 1863. Andrew J. Russell, photographer.
an old black and white photo of people standing on the side of a train track
North Vs South
Locomotive Engine
Engine House
Railroad Pictures
Railroad Photos
Mystery Of History
United States Military
Train Pictures
Local History
This is the engine house at City Point, Va. The locomotive in the foreground (with the backward tender) is the "President"
an old black and white photo of men standing on a dock
Royal Engineers
Over The River
West Indies
British Army
First World
Engineering
The Unit
North Anna River, Virginia. Grant's engineers building bridge.
an old black and white photo of men standing on a bridge over a river with trees in the background
Building Bridge
Southern Style
Picture Photo
Old Photos
Antonio Mora Artwork
Virginia
The Past
North Anna River, Va. Grant's engineers building bridge
an old black and white photo of a bridge
Photo Chain
Union Soldiers
Potomac River
Model Train Scenery
Historical Novels
Model Train Layouts
Rare Pictures
Train Layouts
A Rare Glimpse of Chain Bridge in 1861
an old black and white photo of a bridge
Farmville Virginia
High Bridge
Library Of Congress
Brooklyn Bridge
North West
Brooklyn
Travel
Image from Library of Congress B817- 7286, "Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River North west view," also attributed to O'Sullivan and dated to April 1865.
an old black and white photo of a train going over a bridge on top of a hill
History Articles
Prince Edward County
National Monuments
Sports Betting
Historic Buildings
Battlefield
State Parks
an old black and white photo of a large bridge that is being built on land
Portrait Images
Art Institute Of Chicago
Large Picture Frames
Large Picture
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
American Art
Photographic Prints
Photo Printing
Image from Library of Congress B817- 7287, "Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River. North east view," also attributed to O'Sullivan in April 1865.
an old black and white photo of a train going over a bridge
The South
Siding
Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). Distance view of High bridge of the South Side Railroad across the Appomattox.
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a man standing on top of a train track next to a wooden rail road bridge
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Black And White Pictures
Photo Posters
Image from Library of Congress B817- 7286, "Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River North west view," also attributed to O'Sullivan and dated to April 1865.
an old black and white photo shows people standing on the tracks near a train track
Out Of Reach
Railroad Tracks
Street View
OUT OF REACH OF THE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY U. S. MILITARY ENGINES STORED IN ALEXANDRIA, 1863