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UP - Old State Highway Overpass

Placer County, California

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Old State Hwy Newcastle

West portal

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

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BH Photo #166313

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch tunnel under UPRR on Old State Highway
Location
Newcastle, Placer County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Stone faced concrete tunnel under Union Pacific Railroad
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87573, -121.13251   (decimal degrees)
38°52'33" N, 121°07'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/661997/4304644 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gold Hill
Elevation
936 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers
CA 19C-170 (California bridge number)
BH 11251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,102)
Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
California (2,593)
Deck arch (11,341)
Have street view (26,951)
Newcastle, California (1)
Open (39,886)
 Owned by county (20,783)
Placer County, California (69)
Railroad (15,426)
Southern Pacific Railroad (661)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,431)
Stone arch (3,051)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2016: New photo from Erik Hoffman
  • July 15, 2013: New photos from Brian Smith
  • May 26, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • May 24, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected design and added photos

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Brian Smith - casigns28 [at] outlook [dot] com
  • Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com

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