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the road say that they never before saw such a flood. The railroad bridges are very badly damaged, and the communication with the army by rail has been broken. The bridge over Bull Run, near Union Mills, is entirely gone this morning. This structure was one hundred and fifty feet long, and some thirty-five feet above the bed of the stream. Its loss is a gain to the Government, as a new one is already framed, and ready for raising as soon as the water subsides. The bridge over Broad Run at Bristol Station is but slightly injured, and will be easily repaired.--The bridge over Kettle Run, two miles west of Bristol, has moved down stream about two feet.--This structure is about eighty feet long and sixty feet high, and is an ugly customer. The Rappahannock bridge is safe as yet, though large quantities of drill wood have accumulated above it, and great fears are entertained that it will have to succumb to the pressure. The army will not be inconvenienced by these brea