Bluefield Allen St.Pedestrian Overpass removed

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Now that our intrepid signalmen have questioned my statement that the
Allen St overpass was a victim of the Heartland Corridor improvements,
I went back and checked the original Mashall Univeristy study and it
turns out that it was NOT a clearance restriction.

I had remembered there there was a bridge issue in Bluefield, and a
clearnace problem near Allen St.  But the bridge issue is with the
Belcher St. overpass - the easternmost of the two 'through truss'
vehicle bridges over the yard. The clearance issue near Allen St.
is (was?) overhead wires.

Also of potential interest to the group, the Lin Electric Co. building
(with its signature "We do it right" sign) just west of the US 52
overpass have also been demolished.

Joe Shaw
Christiansburg, VA
http://www.krunk.org/