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UP - Salt Creek Bridge

Shasta County, California

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U.P.R.R. - Salt Creek Bridge

From the southwest

Photo taken by Michael Goff in January 2012

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BH Photo #223914

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Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Salt Creek (Shasta Lake) on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Shasta County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1942
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 1,390.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84367, -122.35583   (decimal degrees)
40°50'37" N, 122°21'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/554303/4521603 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
O'Brien
Inventory number
BH 51096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1942 (264)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
California (2,711)
Deck girder (6,303)
Deck truss (1,924)
Girder (11,169)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,455)
Riveted (2,508)
 Shasta County, California (104)
Shasta Lake (9)
Southern Pacific Railroad (690)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)
Truss (35,432)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (120)
Warren truss (7,000)

Update Log 

  • January 26, 2012: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com

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