Location:
Alexandria, VA, United States
Post Date:
May 8, 2013 11:28 PM
TAG ID:
pubnchpics005950
(RM)
Credit:
Andrew J. Russell / NC History Images/Newscom
Format:
5613 x 4239 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell
Keywords:
United States Military Railway Department, CW150, 1861-1865, American Civil War, War Between the States, 1862, 1863, construction, bridge, engineering, laborers, experiment
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Photograph showing men atop their bridge during testing on a third series of experiments with board trusses. The bridge was built for the purpose of testing its strength to the breaking point.