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Western Railroad Discussion > Kate Shelley photosDate: 11/01/09 18:35 Kate Shelley photos Author: rfdatalink My dad, brother and I went out for a drive today and found that the road under the Kate Shelley high bridge near Boone Iowa is now open. It's been a long time since we could take photos from here.
  Date: 11/01/09 18:39 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: rfdatalink The UP obliged us by running an Eastbound while we were there.
  Date: 11/01/09 18:44 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: rfdatalink For those that pay attention to these things it looks like the new bridge is not bothering the turkey population.
Also, those that have followed the building of the new Kate Shelley high bridge know that many of the steel girder spans came from the former Milwaukee Road bridge downstream near Madrid Iowa. They are now setting new spans on the piers of that bridge to make a bike/walking trail. It will be quite the bicycle bridge when completed. Stephen   Date: 11/01/09 20:44 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: funnelfan Great photos, glad to see the side by side comparisons.
Ted Curphey Rochester, WA Funnelfan's Railfan Website Date: 11/02/09 04:46 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: mustraline <<<<<the former Milwaukee Road bridge downstream near Madrid Iowa>>>>>
Is that the town that sits on a deep fault line that caused a serious earthquake in the 19th century? Date: 11/02/09 05:19 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: rfdatalink No, you are thinking of New Madrid in southeastern MO.
Date: 11/02/09 08:04 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: mustraline Oh, OK. Thanks.
Date: 11/02/09 09:32 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: rosevillebill Hello
Very nice set of photos. I like the angle and the composition of your photo #1, very nice. Interesting Note: The grass has already overgrown the construction area where the new bridge was built. The new bridge already looks as though it has been there for several years. UP did a nice job in cleaning up the area after the construction was complete. Thanks for sharing your photos. RosevilleBill Longmont, CO. Date: 11/02/09 11:02 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: BrooklynHauler I'm very glad that the milwaukee bridge is indeed going to survive, thanks for posting.
Date: 11/02/09 18:28 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: upkpfan Good pics. In the first one, what is the big angled box like thing going to the left of the old bridge? upkpfan
Date: 11/02/09 19:04 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: bnsfjth rosevillebill Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting Note: > The grass has already overgrown the construction > area where the new bridge was built. The new > bridge already looks as though it has been there > for several years. UP did a nice job in cleaning > up the area after the construction was complete. Erosion control, you can see the teal green from the seeding. Plus we've had lots of rain for the past month. -Justin Date: 11/02/09 19:43 Re: Kate Shelley photos Author: EastKSRailfan The two bridges side-by-side are impressive, and I liked the wild turkeys! For a photo similar to your first (photographer on the south side) with a train going across the new span, look at the news section in the most recent (November 2009) issue of RAILROADS ILLUSTRATED.
Carl Graves, Lawrence, KS Date: 11/02/09 21:37 big angled box like thing Author: Ron < In the first one, what is the big angled box like thing going to the left of the old bridge? >
Are you sure you're not looking at the shadow of the old bridge on the sloping hill? Date: 11/03/09 06:09 Re: big angled box like thing Author: rfdatalink I'm not sure, but I think you may be looking at some of the extra concrete on each side bridge abutment on the end of the bridge.
Stephen Date: 11/03/09 06:21 Kate Shelley bridge Author: filmteknik Are they keeping the old bridge in place as a backup or will it come down?
Date: 11/03/09 07:03 Re: Kate Shelley bridge Author: jhm213 As I have read the old structure will remain
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