Remember this portrait of Bob Ross we spotted on a rail bridge in Spencerport a while ago? Built in 1924, that bridge once carried freight trains over South Union Street . The Democrat & Chronicle
tells us tractor trailers have been hitting the bridge repeatedly for years. So it’s time to come down. Sorry Bob.
Daniel Azzolina has sent in a few photos of the bridge being dismantled. Enjoy…
Tags: demolition, Graffiti, rail bridge, railroad, South Union Street, Spencerport
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No coments yet? Then I’ll make one. There was absolutely no excuse whatsover for any tractor-trailers to hit that bridge (or the one in Brockport). There were multiple signs leading up to, and installed on, the bridge, listing the clearance beneath it. Any trucker that hit it, was simply not paying attention, or was clueless as to the height of his own rig.
The bridge was also NOT so decrepit that any pieces were falling off, nor was there any danger of any kids (or anything else) falling through it. It turned out to be a solid steel box with a concrete lining, covered in ballast. Very solid.
I have to admit, it does look “good” there now, in a depressing sort of way…