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Photos taken July 1984 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Collapsed span

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Oblique view

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South portal

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Close-up of collapsed span

Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Four-span through truss bridge over Copper River on Copper River Highway
Location: Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1910 on the CR&NW Railroad; closed 1938; reopened as a highway bridge in 1958; fourth span collapsed in earthquake on March 27, 1964, collapsed span repaired 2005
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 450.2 ft.
Total length: 1,576.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 2000
Approximate latitude, longitude: +60.67292, -144.74528 (decimal degrees)
60°40'23" N, 144°44'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 00000293 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10060 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 32.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 125

Update Log

April 27, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
September 19, 2006: Posted HAER photos

Sources

HAER AK-10 - Million Dollar Bridge
Wikipedia

Comments

Million Dollar Bridge

Posted March 23, 2008, by Alaska Dude

Yes, there is a photo.

I did not take it, but because it is copyrighted, I can't download it to put it on here.

But here is the link to a picture of it with the span repaired.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11581087@N08/1438579129/

Million Dollar Bridge

Posted March 23, 2008, by Anonymous

Does anyone have any pictures of the bridge set back on the pier?

Million Dollar Bridge

Posted March 22, 2008, by Alaska Dude

The span the collapsed has been reset, and lifted back on the pier, and is reopen to all traffic.

Million Dollar Bridge

Posted October 19, 2006, by Anonymous

This is absolutely incredible. The bridge is collapsed from an Earthquake but it is still open to traffic. I had to do a double-take on that. I guess they still have the pioneer spirit in Alaska.....or at least did in 1964.

Million Dollar Bridge

Posted October 19, 2006, by Anonymous