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Former Milwaukee Railroad bridge & Interstate 90 east of Kittitas, WA June 2023

The former Milwaukee Railroad bridge which crosses Interstate 90 just east of Kittitas, WA.

 

The Milwaukee Railroad (CMStP&P) Pacific extension opened in 1909, and was abandoned west of Miles City MT at the end of February 1980 following a bankruptcy in December 1977.

 

This was the largest single abandonment of a railroad in the USA, involving over 1,100 miles.

 

Although the tracks are long gone there still remains a large amount of the infrastructure scattered along the route, with many bridges and tunnels being the most prominent.

 

June 2023

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Uploaded on June 20, 2023
Taken on June 7, 2023