Steel arch railway bridge over a river gorge, circa 1907
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A steel arch railway bridge on spandrel columns spans a wooded gorge, a short train of dark cars crossing its deck while whitewater breaks over the rocks below. The arch springs from the gorge walls with no pier standing in the river, a design that let railroads carry heavy trains over steep, fast water. The card names neither the bridge nor the river, and the view gives no town or rail line to place it. Spans of this type went up on American main lines in the decades around 1900, where a deep crossing ruled out an ordinary truss bridge.
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Postcard record
| Condition | Very good |
|---|---|
| Notes | Wide embossed gold frame border printed around the image; fine grainy screen texture typical of lithographic view cards; light wear along the frame edges. No postmark. Divided-back "POST CARD" with correspondence/address panels and a rate stamp box (Domestic/Canada/Cuba/Mexico/Hawaii/Philippines/Porto Rico 1 Cent, Foreign 2 Cents); unused, no writing. Front shows a gold embossed frame and textured surface. |
Cite this card
Steel arch railway bridge over a river gorge, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steel-arch-railway-bridge-over-a-river-gorge-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.