Now that the job of clearing a big pile of river debris is complete, let’s take one more look at the Albany railroad bridge where the work was done.
For years the southern-most in-water pier of the bridge was collecting logs and other driftwood coming down the Willamette each winter. This week a contractor for the railroad spent a few days dismantling the pile.
The five-man crew from Advanced American Construction, an experienced marine construction and recovery business based in Portland, used two boats in the river and a winch on the bank to pull the material apart…