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BNSF - San Joaquin River Bridge

Madera County, California, and Fresno County, California

Photos 

San Joaqun RR Bridge 2

Screen shot from BING

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott in February 2013

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BH Photo #249293

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over San Joaquin River on BNSF Railway
Location
Fresno, Madera County, California, and Fresno County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Amtrak California (CDTX)
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Pratt double intersection deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 918.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.85018, -119.90596   (decimal degrees)
36°51'01" N, 119°54'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/240901/4082195 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Herndon
Elevation
295 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 45492 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
Amtrak California (19)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (449)
BNSF Railway (1,509)
Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
California (2,593)
County line crossing (533)
Deck girder (5,748)
Deck truss (1,732)
Fresno County, California (30)
Fresno, California (2)
Girder (10,237)
Have street view (26,947)
 Madera County, California (24)
Open (39,884)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Plate girder (7,926)
Pratt deck truss (357)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Railroad (15,426)
Riveted (2,167)
San Joaquin River (17)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,989)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,794)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Riveted"
  • October 3, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 30, 2013: Updated by Craig Philpott: Refined design added photos
  • February 17, 2013: New photo from Craig Philpott
  • June 13, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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