Radford bridge

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> [Does anyone know when this wye track and the second bridge were fully

> abandoned?

> Was everything taken out of service with the completion of the Walton/Cowan

> line? Or

> was this piece kept in service for a while, which could explain how the

> Exposition

> specials served Radford -- run forward from Walton to Radford, cross the

> river and

> turn on the New River wye, then run forward back through Radford and on out

> of town.]

> Bruce in Blacksburg




Bridge 802 (IIRC) was completely abandoned before 1908... it was reused on the North Carolina branch (where it crossed over US 52).

Robb Fisher
RFDI