by jsmyers
I'm curious if anybody can shed some light on a mysterious piece of railroad infrastructure. I put the post in this forum, because I'm pretty sure it is most closely attached to current CR shared assets infrastructure, though there is also a CN line right there:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=r1ttz6 ... orm=LMLTCC
This is a picture in Detroit, MI, looking north along 3rd Ave, where the CN/GTW tracks (on the north) and the CR tracks (on the south) cross. There is also a viaduct in between without any tracks on it. In fact, it looks like it has always been paved for highway vehicles.
There are no supports on the span, like there are for the other two viaducts:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=detroit&h ... .9,,0,-2.7
One block to the east, there is what looks like a driveway that goes up to the viaduct:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=detroit&h ... 87,,0,-0.9
In the bing birds eye, you can see the road descend from track level to street level over the course of the block between 2nd and 3rd.
Any thoughts on what it was used for? Thanks for any ideas.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=r1ttz6 ... orm=LMLTCC
This is a picture in Detroit, MI, looking north along 3rd Ave, where the CN/GTW tracks (on the north) and the CR tracks (on the south) cross. There is also a viaduct in between without any tracks on it. In fact, it looks like it has always been paved for highway vehicles.
There are no supports on the span, like there are for the other two viaducts:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=detroit&h ... .9,,0,-2.7
One block to the east, there is what looks like a driveway that goes up to the viaduct:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=detroit&h ... 87,,0,-0.9
In the bing birds eye, you can see the road descend from track level to street level over the course of the block between 2nd and 3rd.
Any thoughts on what it was used for? Thanks for any ideas.