Gettysburg Daily

More Progress on the Railroad Cut Bridge



The bridge over the Railroad Cut, or the Reynolds Avenue Bridge. The span is now completely gone. This view was taken from the east facing west at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

The Gettysburg Daily again checked on the progress of the Reynolds Avenue Bridge, or the Railroad Cut Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The span is now completely gone. Since the railroad cut hasn’t been free from a span many times since the first bridge was constructed here in the 1880s, we decided to take more than a few pictures.



In the railroad cut, looking up at the north abutment. This view of the south facing north at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



In the railroad cut, looking up at the south abutment. View from the north looking south at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



To catch debris from the bridge work, the contractors have put a black tarp across the railroad tracks. View is from the west facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The railroad cut from the west. This view was taken from the west facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The south side of the railroad cut. This view was taken from the northwest facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The north side of the railroad cut. View is from the southwest facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The south side of the cut from on top of the cut. View from the northwest looking southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



A better view of the crane on the south side of the cut. View from the northwest facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The north side of the cut from on top of the cut. View from the southeast looking northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



The north side of the cut from on top of the cut. This view was taken in the area of the 14th Brooklyn Monument. View from the southwest looking northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.



What’s left of the Reynolds Avenue Bridge or Railroad Cut bridge and the equipment. The monument in the left center is to the 6th Wisconsin. The monument to the right of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry is the 95th New York Infantry. On the north side of the cut are the following monuments, from south to north: 3rd Indiana Cavalry, 147th New York Infantry, and Brigadier General James Samuel Wadsworth. View from the southeast looking northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008.