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BNSF - Muir Trestle

Contra Costa County, California

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Martinez RR Trestle

Looking North.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

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BH Photo #158407

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Alhambra Creek, Alhambra Ave. on BNSF RR
Location
Martinez, Contra Costa County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Deck plate girder trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 1,698.0 ft.
Also called
BNSF - Martinez Trestle
ATSF - Alhambra Valley Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.99027, -122.12790   (decimal degrees)
37°59'25" N, 122°07'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/576578/4205093 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Briones Valley
Inventory numbers
CA 28C-153 (California bridge number)
BH 44521 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,754)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (472)
BNSF Railway (1,591)
Built 1899 (433)
Built during 1890s (3,236)
California (2,722)
Continuous (2,640)
Contra Costa County, California (62)
Deck girder (6,348)
Girder (11,241)
 Have street view (29,308)
Martinez, California (4)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,597)
Plate girder (8,786)
Railroad (16,555)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,686)
Steel Trestle (152)
Tall Bridges (327)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 22, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 20, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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