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Afton Canyon Railroad Bridge, West

San Bernardino County, California
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Afton Canyon RR #2

West approach

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2010

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Mohave River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
San Bernardino County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 178.0 ft.
Total length: 380.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Also called
Mohave River Bridge #2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.03736, -116.38420   (decimal degrees)
35°02'15" N, 116°23'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/556167/3877359 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1420 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Dunn, CA
Inventory number
BH 44841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

California (1,622)
Girder (3,239)
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (2)
Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Plate girder (2,251)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
 San Bernardino County, California (120)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Through girder (1,135)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,574)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • September 24, 2012: Updated by Jann Mayer: Corrected railroad name
  • April 21, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added photos
  • April 11, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
  • Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com

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