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Iron Horse Regional Trail - Walnut Creek Bridge (Monument Boulevard)

Contra Costa County, California

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Iron Horse Trail Concord

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iron Horse Trail
Location
Concord, Contra Costa County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Unknown history, part of an urban railroad to trail conversion project
Railroads
- Rail-to-trail
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Riveted Pratt through truss.
Dimensions
Span length: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.94731, -122.05113   (decimal degrees)
37°56'50" N, 122°03'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/583369/4200393 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Walnut Creek
Elevation
67 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 48564 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

California (2,275)
Concord, California (2)
Contra Costa County, California (55)
Have street view (25,178)
Iron Horse Regional Trail (California) (3)
Open to pedestrians (3,784)
Owned by county (19,895)
Pratt through truss (4,932)
Pratt truss (8,623)
 Preserved (1,123)
Rail-to-trail (1,384)
Railroad (14,253)
Southern Pacific Railroad (534)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,134)
Through truss (13,903)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,336)
Truss (31,038)

Update Log 

  • October 3, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 3, 2011: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Concord Iron Horse Trail Bridge
Posted October 3, 2013, by J.P. (wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Pedestrian street views equals awesome

Concord Iron Horse Trail Bridge
Posted November 27, 2011, by Keith Ode (keithode [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge dates from the late 19th Century and was on the Southern Pacific San Ramon Branch before being abandoned around 1980 and converted to a pedestrian trail years later.