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- Covered Wooden Bridge and Railroad Bridge, circa 1920 - Railroads and rural roads often traveled close to one another, as shown in this photograph taken along the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. Despite differences in appearance, the two bridges are structurally similar. While the railroad bridge's rugged metal trusswork is exposed, the road bridge's wood trusswork is covered to protect it from weathering.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Wooden Bridge and Railroad Bridge, circa 1920
Railroads and rural roads often traveled close to one another, as shown in this photograph taken along the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. Despite differences in appearance, the two bridges are structurally similar. While the railroad bridge's rugged metal trusswork is exposed, the road bridge's wood trusswork is covered to protect it from weathering.