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Modified Fink trussed Girder bridge
Society: ASCEMain Category: CivilSub Category: BridgesEra: 1870-1879DateCreated: 1870Riverside ParkLynchburgState: VICountry: USAWebsite: http://www.asce.org/Project/Fink-Deck-Truss-Bridge/Creator: Fink, Albert

The Fink Deck Truss Bridge is thought to have been originally used on the Norfolk and Western mainline railway. It was moved to its present location and converted to a vehicular bridge over a railroad spur in 1893 when the Norfolk and Western mainline was moved. It was relocated again in 1985 to Lynchburg's Riverside Park to serve as a pedestrian bridge.

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1979
Image Caption: Modified Fink trussed Girder bridgeEra_date_from: 1870
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Modified Fink trussed Girder bridge

The Fink Deck Truss Bridge is thought to have been originally used on the Norfolk and Western mainline railway. It was moved to its present location and converted to a vehicular bridge over a railroad spur in 1893 when the Norfolk and Western mainline was moved. It was relocated again in 1985 to…

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