NWP - Van Duzen River Bridge

Photos 

Looking SE

Driving south. There is no good way to get a photo angle on this bridge. It seems so close and yet all accesses seems blocked by gates and fences and poison oak.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

Enlarge

BH Photo #164929

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Van Duzen River on Eureka Southern Railroad

Location

Humboldt County, California

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Built 1913

Railroads

- Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)

Design

Three Pratt through trusses. Each truss is a six panel, pin connected design.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 144.0 ft.
Total length: 472.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.53725, -124.14670   (decimal degrees)
40°32'14" N, 124°08'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/402888/4488021 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Fortuna

Elevation

71 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 45093 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 15, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Van Duzen River"
• June 10, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• September 10, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• May 10, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added dimensions and photos
• April 29, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Related Bridges 

• NWP - Van Duzen River Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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