EBT Aughwick Mills 1914 Bridge (3/4)
A view from the other end and opposite side of the bridge shows much the same: an apparently intact structure that has been forgotten. Since last used only 50 years ago, the bridge has become overgrown with bushes and even small trees.
I've discovered much of the EBT railroad because of Vagel Keller's fine "unofficial guide":
www.spikesys.com/EBT/ebt_guid.html
I've driven past Aughwick Mills many times without considering anything might be there. I never realized that much of the railroad seen along route 522 is disused EBT track. Keller's guide indicates one of the earliest extant reinforced concrete bridges is there, dating to 1914. Some note it may be the first:
www.railfanusa.com/info/bridges.html
See it from the sky on Yahoo maps
EBT Aughwick Mills 1914 Bridge (3/4)
A view from the other end and opposite side of the bridge shows much the same: an apparently intact structure that has been forgotten. Since last used only 50 years ago, the bridge has become overgrown with bushes and even small trees.
I've discovered much of the EBT railroad because of Vagel Keller's fine "unofficial guide":
www.spikesys.com/EBT/ebt_guid.html
I've driven past Aughwick Mills many times without considering anything might be there. I never realized that much of the railroad seen along route 522 is disused EBT track. Keller's guide indicates one of the earliest extant reinforced concrete bridges is there, dating to 1914. Some note it may be the first:
www.railfanusa.com/info/bridges.html
See it from the sky on Yahoo maps