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Sacramento Northern bike path

View looking East, upriver.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

Pratt through truss bridge of old Sacramento Northern Railroad converted to bike path use and preserved in place.

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over American River on Sacramento Northern Bike Trail
Location: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Status: Open to pedestrians
Future prospects: Historical Pratt truss railroad bridge of the Sacramento Northern Railroad converted to pedestrian and bike path bridge.
Builder: - Carnegie Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Steel)
Design: Pratt through truss with Warren pony truss south approach span.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 194.0 ft.
Total length: 600.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called: Sacramento Northern RR bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.59402, -121.47457 (decimal degrees)
38°35'38" N, 121°28'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/632844/4272829 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 45 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Sacramento East
Inventory number: BH 45387 (Bridgehunter.com ID)