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There should be plenty of debris and you can't see the state of the rail bars themselves from the top, but damage seems only superficial, the structure itself of the rail bridge seems to be fine enough for now. I'd be more worried about the road bridge, that blackened section, seems to have sagged a bit in a side shot. Apparently they say the max is 3.5 tonnes right now, but I wouldn't want to drive over that part in anything heavier than a bike. Obviously in a civilised country the rail bridge also wouldn't be used right now, because the foundation could be compromised and also, the heat from the blast would have weakened the steel (seems to be steel) significantly. I'm not a civil engineer though, and on pictures it's difficult to tell so who knows.