E.F.P.P.

EFPP – Bridges & Viaducts

As a railroad with just 20 km long, the EFPP would not have many bridges or viaducts in its entire system. Since it gauge was 60cm, and its project was conceived to avoid costs, the main engineering jobs were cuts or embankments.As an exception, three engineering jobs to be shown in this site, are:

Above: Photo of the main viaduct of the railroad, at Gato Preto. This viaduct was projected to cross the valley and gain some feet in height, just to allow the feeding  the upper section of the kilns with lime stones. It was dismantled when the Anhanguera highway was constructed, in the fourties. Photo: CIEFPP files, collection of Nilson Rodrigues

Below: This is the tunnel of the EFPP tracks under the Anhanguera road, at km.11,5. This was a mere cut, but it was reinforced with columns to support the basement of the road. Photo sent by Alberto del Bianco

Below: This bridge was installed over the Juquery river at Entroncamento station, when the connection Entroncamento-Gato Preto was in use, in early days of CIEFPP. It was dismantled in the mid-fifties. Photo: CIEFPP files, Nilson Rodrigues collection. 

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