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White Pass & Yukon Railroad

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Description 

It appears that at least part of the railway is still used, possibly for tourism.

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned arch bridge over White Pass on Abandoned White Pass and Yukon Railroad
Location
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
Status
Abandoned
History
ca.1900; Abandoned 1969
Builders
- E.C. Hawkins (Chief Engineer)
- Michael James Heney (Contractor)
Design
Triangular arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+59.60353, -135.14214   (decimal degrees)
59°36'13" N, 135°08'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
8/491977/6607267 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 50039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated history section
  • January 5, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added category "HAER documented"
  • November 4, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

  • Transactions Paper
  • Nathan Holth
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER AK-39 - White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Cantilever Bridge, Skagway, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

Switchback Arch Bridge
Posted November 5, 2011, by Craig Philpott (cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu)

What an interesting design. It must have been a fun search to find these pictures.