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A wooden trestle. the center section was totally destroyed. despite its design, the swing feature of the bridge was never used, and investigators discovered it wasnt connected properly. >> since they never did use it as a swing bridge, they never did put in the same amount of tie-downs at the ends of the bridge to hold it in place. >> divers also examined the wood pilings that supported the bridge. >> we wanted to determine if the piles had undergone any kind of deterioration, such as damage fro...

Despite its design, the swing feature of the bridge was never used, and investigators discovered it wasnt connected properly. >> since they never did use it as a swing bridge, they never did put in the same amount of tie-downs at the ends of the bridge to hold it in place. >> divers also examined the wood pilings that supported the bridge. >> we wanted to determine if the piles had undergone any kind of deterioration such as damage from wood-destroying organisms like soft rot or brown rot decay....