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Washington State budgets $5.6 million to fix Milwaukee Road Bridge over Columbia River at Beverly

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Washington State budgets $5.6 million to fix Milwaukee Road Bridge over Columbia River at Beverly
Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, June 8, 2019 7:26 PM

They are trying to fill in the missing links on the bike trail in Idaho along the Milwaukee Road with the one that departs Puget Sound.   This is a part of that effort.   From what I remember about pictures of that bridge it was pretty long and included warnings to train crews about high winds.    Here is a link to the Trains News Wire item:

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/06/07-washington-state-puts-up-money-to-explore-cross-state-passenger-rail-service

 

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Sunday, June 9, 2019 6:31 AM

The portion about that bridge:

"In a separate legislative action, the state’s capital projects budget included a $5.6-million allocation for the Beverly Bridge, the Milwaukee Road span across the Columbia River. The bridge is one of the missing links in a cross-state trail following the Milwaukee Road right-of-way from the Idaho border to the Puget Sound region."

The funny part of the main article is about restoring passenger service across the state, including Stampede Pass . . . 

- PDN. 

"This Fascinating Railroad Business" (title of 1943 book by Robert Selph Henry of the AAR)

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