1940-1948 Train pulling a load of logs over a trestle bridge.

Vintage logging – bridges.

August 1, 2020 /

Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage logging is about wooden bridges and trestles.

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1900s Redwood logs enroute to the log yard.

1924 Brooks Scanlon O'Brien Company Limited Shay-type locomotive with load of logs on a spur line. — 1924 Brooks Scanlon O’Brien Company Limited Shay-type locomotive with load of logs on a spur line.

1937 Kenworth Logging truck crossing bridge.

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company earned its reputation building heavy-duty trucks for the logging industry. This photo shows a Kenworth logging truck hauling three large logs across a temporary bridge.