SP Midland Branch         
Southern Pacific swing bridge, on the Midland Branch over the Vermilion River at Abbeville, facing west.
Date: 8/8/1985 Location: Abbeville, LA   Map Show Abbeville on a rail map Views: 1335 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Author:  Michael Palmieri
SP Midland Branch
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Gerald Malan General Nice. Stark place of old machinery. Good shot. 12/12/2011 1:19:52 AM
Johnie Stafford General An interesting note about this bridge. In the early days of the Louisiana & Delta Railroad, this bridge had to be operated to service the rice mill farther down the line in Kaplan, LA. The L&D 1751 (GP9) was seen to have a bicycle hanging from the side rails. This was needed so that the train crew could ride over to the highway bridge to get to the control shack across the river. 10/21/2012 6:04:15 PM

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