Auxvasse Creek Railroad Bridge

Hello,

This particular trestle reminds me of the one located about 20 miles northwest of Chattanooga, TN. Unfortunately, I cannot find my picture. However, I have remembered this bridge ever since I saw it about 12 years ago. My mother and I were driving from Florida to Missouri, and we were rounding a bend in the highway ( I think Hwy 24, from Atlanta to Nashville). Man, there was that trestle!!!!Tall, black, and awesome crossing the road. It's possible this bridge may be in a book specifically about railroad bridges. If I can find my picture, I'll attach it to this site.

Remick

I am no expert but this is one big bridge. I first saw the thing back in the late 70's and the awe inspiring thing has been stuck in my mind every since. I have been told by an older gentleman that it was the tallest in Missouri. Is there any truth to this? If you can hitch a ride across this big open train bridge then do so. I hoped that some day they would have an evening dinner cruise from Mexico to Fulton once a month or so.

At the time these photographs were taken, I observed remnants of other support structures that had preceeded or been concurrent with the current supports for this bridge. It became apparent to me that this is not the original bridge at this site; but that the current bridge used most of the original, massive stone piers from the original bridge and that many of the secondary steel supports were abandoned for construction of the current bridge.

Wayne Johnson