Predecessor of bridge posted yesterday, this was built by the Erie Railroad in 1875, replacing a wooden trestle that burned. It was still carrying trains in 2014. Two supporting towers are right on top of the Upper Falls, the 2017 bridge is about 75 feet further back. Both coexisted briefly.
@Rick A It sure does tie into that old bit about "a photograph is a moment in time." That crossing has some fascinating history. The original was a timber trestle that purportedly had enough redundancy in the structure that a deteriorating piece could be replaced without taking the bridge out of service! There are stats on how many acres of forest were logged to get the timber to build it.
Excursion trains used to stop on the old wooden bridge and folks could get off and stare out over the river.
My wife and I stayed at the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth in 2014 and I took a series of shots (of which this is one) there then. The new bridge was planned at that point but construction had not started. There was some interest in keeping the old one for a trail crossing, but apparently too many megabucks were needed to do it.
Great shot Dave and what I really like about it that you were using the Yashica Mat to take the photo. I have one of those myself but never get around to using it anymore. But your photos encourage me to get it back in action again.
You were blessed with good light for this shot Dave, when we were there the temps were in the low 30's and the water was still in the 50's so good mist, but the sun was straight on in my face when I tried to shoot the upper falls. I shared the image in my media on here. Letchworth is a magical place indeed.