Subject: Tex-Mex bridge error and a new tripoint photo!<br/>
Date: Sep 17, 2004 @ 05:27<br/>
Author: Lowell G. McManus (&quot;Lowell G. McManus&quot; &lt;mcmanus71496@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-821925971">Whoa!  There&#39;s a serious geographical error at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/6bwgj">http://tinyurl.com/6bwgj</a> on this<br/>
Tex-Mex border bridge pics site.<br/>
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The two railroad bridges in this photo are not international bridges between the<br/>
USA and Mexico, but rather interstate bridges between Texas and New Mexico.<br/>
They are about a quarter-mile north of the dry boundary coming in from the west.<br/>
Neither are these bridges Santa Fe (properly Burlington Northern Santa Fe).<br/>
They are Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific).  The two railroad bridges in<br/>
the site&#39;s &quot;Santa Fe II&quot; photo are international, and the US portions of both<br/>
are Burlington Northern Santa Fe.<br/>
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For proof of the error, please see the topographic map at<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/5jewe">http://tinyurl.com/5jewe</a> .<br/>
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I have sent a message of correction via the site&#39;s contact form.<br/>
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While we are on this subject, I note that TerraServer now has given us &quot;Urban<br/>
Area&quot; aerial photos of greater El Paso since we last visited CHNMTX<br/>
(Chihuahua-New Mexico-Texas) in BP.  These urban aerials are much more zoomable<br/>
than the regular aerials.  If you will go to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/6rnza">http://tinyurl.com/6rnza</a> , you will<br/>
see dry MXUS coming toward the river just above the dark grove of trees near the<br/>
lower left.  That would put the tripoint in the middle of the river channel<br/>
below the dam.  Isn&#39;t that Boundary Monument No. 1 almost under the northernmost<br/>
point of the dark trees?  You can click it to zoom in one more level to see.<br/>
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Lowell G. McManus<br/>
Leesville, Louisiana, USA<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="qreply"> ----- Original Message ----- <br/>
From: &quot;Lowell G. McManus&quot; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:mcmanus71496@...">mcmanus71496@...</a>&gt;<br/>
To: &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>&gt;<br/>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:57 PM<br/>
Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Tex-Mex border pix - listen up, Lowell.<br/>
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&gt;<br/>
&gt; This is great stuff!  Thanks, Len!<br/>
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&gt; Lowell G. McManus<br/>
&gt; Leesville, Louisiana, USA<br/>
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&gt; ----- Original Message ----- <br/>
&gt; From: &quot;L. A. Nadybal&quot; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:lnadybal@...">lnadybal@...</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt; To: &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt; Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 7:39 PM<br/>
&gt; Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Tex-Mex border pix - listen up, Lowell.<br/>
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&gt; &gt; I don&#39;t know if anyone exposed this official Texas website before.<br/>
&gt; &gt; Super aerials of the border.<br/>
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&gt; &gt; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bordercross.tamu.edu/plans_docs/railroads_bridges.stm">http://bordercross.tamu.edu/plans_docs/railroads_bridges.stm</a><br/>
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&gt; &gt; LN<br/>
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