Bridge 44-A

Butterfly Trestle




This shot shows the concrete footing for bent 11. This was a split level footing with the remainder under the current bridge. RGS Vol. III page 123 provides the details and page 125 shows this footing. Photo by Dave Dye on Aug 21, 2010.



Timbers from the Butterfly Trestle are strewn about the site. Photo by Dave Dye on Aug 21, 2010.



A Robert W. Richardson view of the Butterfly trestle from November 7, 1952 is available on the DPL site. RR-488