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YV - Pleasant Valley Bridge

Mariposa County, California

Photos 

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merced River on Yosemite Valley Railroad
Location
Mariposa County, California
Status
Removed
History
Built 1907; Removed when the 1926 Exchequer Dam inundated Pleasant Valley
Builder
- Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of New York City, New York & Sacramento, California
Railroad
- Yosemite Valley Railroad (YV)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 72178 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. (8)
Built 1907 (659)
Built during 1900s (6,742)
California (2,275)
Lost (21,931)
Lost 1926 (41)
Lost during 1920s (371)
Mariposa County, California (53)
Owned by railroad (10,964)
 Pratt through truss (4,941)
Pratt truss (8,652)
Railroad (14,256)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,973)
Through truss (13,913)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,040)
Truss (31,052)
Yosemite Valley Railroad (8)

Update Log 

  • May 13, 2016: Added by Luke

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