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ATSF - Granite Creek/Wash Trestle
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ATSF Granite Creek/Wash Trestle
Looking east
Photo taken by Erich Heidewald in May 2005
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BH Photo #292777
Description
Bridge damaged by heavy rainstorms Sept. 22. 1983; line abandoned by AT&SF Railway effective May 1984. Northern end of bridge subsequently removed for gravel pit access road. Right of way purchased by Prescott 1999 for rail trail, but trestle will likely be demolished instead of rebuilt.
See also http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsect...
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Granite Wash on Former AT&SF Railroad
- Location
- Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- Future prospects
- Right of way planned for incorporation into rail trail, but bridge deemed unsalvageable for the purpose, will likely be demolished
- Railroad
- - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Design
- Timber trestle
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.64452, -112.40680 (decimal degrees)
34°38'40" N, 112°24'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/371069/3834522 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Chino Valley South
- Inventory number
- BH 62788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 2, 2014: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Sources
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- Daily Courier - 2010 Prescott Daily Courier article on trail plans
Really hard to get to.