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BNSF Rebuilds One Bridge, Begins Another in the Northwest
Written by Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing Editor![Unit crude from North Dakota to the Pacific Northwest crosses Lake Pend Oreille outside Sandpoint, Idaho, on April 29, 2023, using BNSF’s new bridge that entered service in November 2022. Workers on the older, adjacent bridge are placing concrete caps on new piers as part of a major renovation of the 119-year-old structure. (Photograph and Caption, Bruce E. Kelly)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BK4_5950-E.jpg)
Unit crude from North Dakota to the Pacific Northwest crosses Lake Pend Oreille outside Sandpoint, Idaho, on April 29, 2023, using BNSF’s new bridge that entered service in November 2022. Workers on the older, adjacent bridge are placing new caps on the existing concrete piers as part of a major renovation of the 119-year-old structure. (Photograph and caption, Bruce E. Kelly)