tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post4888770200898590513..comments2023-06-13T05:45:31.849-04:00Comments on Connecticut Diaries: The Lyman ViaductEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-20978337493098162172020-09-14T09:50:09.213-04:002020-09-14T09:50:09.213-04:00Thanks for your comment. That is fascinating.Thanks for your comment. That is fascinating.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-7846146131887820882020-09-14T06:58:02.858-04:002020-09-14T06:58:02.858-04:00Good day: I just found out about ‘The Air-Line’....Good day: I just found out about ‘The Air-Line’. It is reported that a utility company had excavated to install a sewer line across the viaduct. The reports came back that the viaduct is amazingly well preserved. Apparantly the sand kept moisture away from the cast iron effectively pickling it in time! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871388276735679627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-16835966765971198312014-04-30T21:17:20.558-04:002014-04-30T21:17:20.558-04:00Let's try "viaduct."Let's try "viaduct."Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-53533581842787190242014-04-30T21:16:48.743-04:002014-04-30T21:16:48.743-04:00I have never heard of the Lyman Aqueduct, and I am...I have never heard of the Lyman Aqueduct, and I am dazzled at the thought of all the fill that was needed. There must have been an easier way!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-19121164363548949292014-04-30T10:29:13.717-04:002014-04-30T10:29:13.717-04:00Wow, what a great story of this trestle bridge. I ...Wow, what a great story of this trestle bridge. I wonder how much of it is left after being buried in sand and gravel for so long? Perhaps not much. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-82053036927029714472014-04-30T09:15:59.821-04:002014-04-30T09:15:59.821-04:00Yes, John you're right. That's one reason...Yes, John you're right. That's one reason I find this so fascinating. I don't know how long to took to fill in this valley, but the entire structure is buried now. I'll have some photos of this site later this week. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-24099272713565454382014-04-30T08:45:44.154-04:002014-04-30T08:45:44.154-04:00This is interesting. So the structure in the old p...This is interesting. So the structure in the old photo is actually still inside the formation in the second photo? That must have taken a LOT of fill.John D. Linnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363389317652839129noreply@blogger.com