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UP - Cantara Loop Bridge

Siskiyou County, California

Photos 

Cantara Loop railway bridge over Sacramento River, California, United States. Guardrail was installed after 1991 chemical spill

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Description 

Site of California's largest hazardous chemical spill.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Siskiyou County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ?; Massive guardrail constructed 1991
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
SP - Cantara Loop Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.26687, -122.30329   (decimal degrees)
41°16'01" N, 122°18'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/558357/4568617 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
City of Mount Shasta
Inventory number
BH 68442 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
California (2,629)
Deck girder (5,783)
Girder (10,307)
Open (39,995)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
 Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,614)
Sacramento River (48)
Siskiyou County, California (52)
Southern Pacific Railroad (666)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,377)

Update Log 

  • July 10, 2015: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke

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