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This bridge is probably only famous among railway fans (at least fans of German railways). It was on the 'WCd-Linie', the first narrow-gauge railway built in Saxony. The line was closed by the communist government (against local opposition) decades ago, this bridge - in bad shape by then - was turned to scrap metal. Now a section rebuilt for tourists by a civilian initiative ends some distance from the bridgehead.

This US-style simple iron construction is rather rare in Europe (but, a bridge almost exactly like this survives on an Austrian narrow gauge museum railway).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 01:15:57 PM EST
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Old RR bridges in America typically don't have those fancy walkways on them. It's pretty scary if you look down!
by asdf on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 01:23:44 PM EST
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