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NCRy - Dresser Bridge

Alameda County, California

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Dresser RR Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2010

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BH Photo #160853

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Description 

Two skewed Warren through trusses with deck plate girder approaches.

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Alameda Creek, Hwy 84 on Niles Canyon Railway/Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Alameda County, California
Railroads
- Central Pacific Railway (CPRR)
- Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Western Pacific Railroad (1862-1870) (WP)
Design
Skewed Warren subdivided through truss with deck plate girder approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 377.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.59001, -121.95721   (decimal degrees)
37°35'24" N, 121°57'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/592062/4160838 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niles
Elevation
126 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers
CA 33-34 (California bridge number)
BH 44758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alameda County, California (76)
Built 1906 (598)
Built during 1900s (6,987)
California (2,338)
Central Pacific Railway (31)
Deck girder (5,404)
Girder (9,630)
Have street view (26,007)
Niles Canyon Railway (5)
Open (38,861)
Owned by railroad (11,718)
 Plate girder (7,416)
Railroad (14,939)
Southern Pacific Railroad (593)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,114)
Through truss (14,446)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,050)
Truss (31,797)
Warren through truss (1,577)
Warren truss (6,362)
Western Pacific Railroad (1862-1870) (1)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data.
  • November 26, 2011: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • April 4, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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