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Trestles

The CPR Trestle

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: 1998-32-3
Category: Railway; Trestles
Description: The CPR trestle spans the Seguin River. It is 1695 feet long and 105 feet high. The first train passed over it in 1908. Sawlogs float in the river below the trestle; dressed lumber lines the opposite shore.
Date: June 18, 1908
Source: WPSDM
Physical Attributes: 17.7cm x 24.3cm; b/w photograph
Photographer: Jos. Heckman
Keywords: Train; trestle; bridge; viaduct; overpass; railway; railroad; rail; line; tracks; Canadian; Pacific; CP; CPR; girder; cross; span; traverse; Seguin; river; lumber; dressed; finished; sawlogs;
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