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The Alexander Bridge over the Volga (postcard; circa 1910)
12021-01-29T11:20:41-05:00Batraki13Baedeker locationplain2021-02-02T13:51:16-05:0053.16722, 48.70056This was an impressive sight. Postcard worthy. A railway bridge spanning the longest river in Europe.
As we passed underneath I crept along the deck, holding the rail, not looking away from the engineered span of iron above my head.
