NWP - Healdsburg Bridge

Photos 

Healdsburg RR bridge

Looking North from East side of river

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008

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BH Photo #151255

Map 

Street View 

Video 

Facts 

Overview

Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Russian River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Location

Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California

Status

Closed

Future prospects

Planned to be reopened part of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit route

History

Built 1921 to replace earlier timber bridge

Railroads

- Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP)
- Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)

Design

One pin connected Pratt through truss and two Subdivided Warren Trusses with timber pile trestle approaches on each end

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 181.0 ft.
Total length: 375.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.60499, -122.86044   (decimal degrees)
38°36'18" N, 122°51'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/512151/4272952 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Healdsburg

Elevation

101 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 43819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 20, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added category "Great Redwood Trail"
• December 4, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Harriman Lines Common Standard Truss"
• October 17, 2018: New video from Craig Philpott
• October 16, 2018: New photos from Craig Philpott
• April 11, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
• June 11, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Riveted"
• March 25, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
• September 10, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• May 5, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Addded future prospects...
• September 20, 2012: New photos from Jann Mayer
• September 18, 2012: New photos from Jann Mayer
• October 30, 2010: New photo from Craig Philpott
• March 22, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined design description
• December 31, 2009: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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