PHL 65         
Departing Terminal Island, Pacific Harbor Line MP20C-3 65 approaches the lift span of the Badger Bridge over the Cerritos Channel in Long Beach, California, on September 19, 2011. This vertical lift bridge was constructed in 1996 by Adams & Smith Incorporated, replacing another lift bridge built in 1924 connecting Terminal Island (formerly Rattlesnake Island) to the rest of the country. This bridge has a vertical clearance ranging from 6.7 feet (bridge down) to 165 feet (bridge up). [Photographed from railroad property with permission.]
Date: 9/19/2011 Location: Long Beach, CA   Map Show Long Beach on a rail map Views: 372 Collection Of:   Craig Walker
Locomotives: PHL 65(MP20C-3)    Author:  Craig Walker
PHL 65
Picture Categories: Bridge,Action This picture is part of album:  2010s
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Geneva Short General That's SPECTACULAR, Mr. Walker! 9/22/2011 11:32:45 PM

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