Ive been there and seen that bridge
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Rebuilt since hurricane Katrina?
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The bridge suffered little damage due to Katrina other than the track being washed off. It was fished out and the bridge was operable within days.
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This bridge is relatively modern (1990's?) and quite sturdy, presumably built for Cooper's rating E-80 trains or heavier. Also, it is on the more protected side, compared to the Interstate 10 highway bridge that Hurricane Katrina heavily damaged (CSX runs on the less protected side). Historically, the old wooden trestle that preceded this bridge was probably the biggest reason why the New Orleans & Northeastern subsidiary ran the light Ms-3 2-8-2's and Ps-3 (and later Ps and Ps-2) 4-6-2's, and the Ps-4's could not pull The Crescent etc. into New Orleans. Even as of the American Freedom Train's visit in 1976, the then-existing trestle could not handle SP 4449 (4-8-4).
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