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AZCR - SOB Canyon Trestle

Yavapai County, Arizona

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AZCR - SOB Canyon Trestle

Robert Van Camp filming of "Great Scenic Rail Journeys" for PBS

Verde Canyon Railroad

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over S.O.B. Canyon on Arizona Eastern Railway/Verde Canyon Railroad
Location
Yavapai County, Arizona
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912
Railroads
- Arizona Central Railway (AZCR)
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Verde Canyon Railroad (AZCR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 345.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.82425, -112.06643   (decimal degrees)
34°49'27" N, 112°03'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/402477/3854071 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clarkdale
Inventory number
BH 59441 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arizona (297)
Arizona Central Railway (4)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (330)
Built 1912 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,210)
Deck girder (4,994)
Girder (9,039)
Open (38,342)
 Owned by railroad (10,966)
Plate girder (6,874)
Railroad (14,263)
Steel Trestle (151)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,855)
Verde Canyon Railroad (4)
Yavapai County, Arizona (32)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2018: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from ATSF Railway Bridge Records
  • May 24, 2016: New video from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • July 28, 2015: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected bridge name to avoid confusion with second bridge on line (to be added soon)
  • January 29, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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