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Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge Construction

Poughkeepsie, New York
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The bridge's cribs were partially built on land and floated out onto the river, where they were enlarged, then filled with stone, gravel, and cement until they sank deep into the river's sediment and rested firmly on bedrock.
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