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Auburn Ravine Bridge

Placer County, California
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I-80 RR bridge Auburn CA

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

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Description 

Massive Pratt deck truss which carries deck plate girder truss railroad bed.

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Overview
Deck truss bridge carrying railroad over I-80 in Auburn
Location
Auburn, Placer County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909
Design
Pratt riveted deck truss supporting deck plate girder truss with deck plate girder trestle approaches.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 240.2 ft.
Total length: 525.0 ft.
Also called
I-80 Railroad bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.89644, -121.08065   (decimal degrees)
38°53'47" N, 121°04'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/666448/4307035 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1221 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Auburn
Inventory numbers
CA 19-45 (California bridge number)
BH 11248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
85,000

Categories 

Amtrak (158)
Auburn, California (1)
Built 1909 (473)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (464)
California (1,615)
Deck girder (1,795)
Deck truss (952)
Girder (3,227)
Have street view (9,880)
 Open (28,293)
Owned by railroad (4,034)
Placer County, California (31)
Plate girder (2,242)
Pratt deck truss (169)
Pratt truss (5,653)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,482)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)
Truss (23,558)
Union Pacific Railroad (790)

Update Log 

  • May 26, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • May 24, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added photos

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