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Sacramento Arm Bridge

during low water at Shasta Lake

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 15, 2008

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Description

The bridge was constructed as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's relocation of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks during the construction of Shasta Dam.

Facts

Overview: Warren deck truss bridge over Sacramento Arm of Lake Shasta on Union Pacific Railroad
Location: Shasta County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939
Builder: - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation of Washington, D.C. (Designer and Builder)
Railroads: - Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Three Warren deck truss spans and four steel plate girder approach spans.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 203.1 ft.
Total length: 1,040.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Also called: Sacramento River Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.86694, -122.38806 (decimal degrees)
40°52'01" N, 122°23'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/551568/4524166 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bohemotash Mountain
Elevation: 1105.0 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 39992 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 11, 2020: New Street View added by Doug Klingerman
March 2, 2009: Updated by Michael Goff: Fixed Typo
February 24, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

Related Bridges

I-5 - Antlers Bridge (Upstream)
Diestelhorst Bridge (Downstream) - Shasta Dam and two modern bridges between structures

Sources

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Doug K

UP - Sacramento Arm Bridge