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Old Bridge, On The Skagway Rail Tour, White Pass & Yukon Route
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This old bridge, in its day, must have been a dramatic and handsome bridge to cross.
It is now bypassed in favor of a newer all steel bridge.
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The metal rail and some of the ties were removed from this end to prevent wrongful,
and possibly dangerous access.
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The metal part of the bridge was built based on triangles and tension/compression. The bridge
lacked sufficient give to survive an earthquake.
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The wooden end of the bridge appeared match-stick fragile and almost ready to fall down
of its own accord. You can see that the top of the wooden end is wrinkled and sagging.
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That old bridge spanned a deep river gorge. As you can see, it must have been exciting
to cross. It probably groaned and creaked loudly when crossed during its
last useful days.
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