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UP - Santa Paula Creek Bridge

Ventura County, California

Photos 

Down the throat view from east end

Photo taken by Karl Sweitzer

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BH Photo #142128

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Santa Paula Creek on Union Pacific Railroad in Santa Paula
Location
Santa Paula, Ventura County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916 by the American Bridge Company
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pratt through truss with pony plate girder approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.0 ft.
Total length: 167.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.35942, -119.04973   (decimal degrees)
34°21'34" N, 119°02'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/311498/3803912 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Santa Paula
Elevation
302 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 42980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Built 1916 (726)
Built during 1910s (10,024)
California (2,722)
Girder (11,233)
Have street view (29,266)
Open (41,014)
Plate girder (8,780)
Pratt through truss (6,135)
 Pratt truss (10,413)
Santa Paula, California (1)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,680)
Through girder (4,213)
Through truss (17,255)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,244)
Truss (36,018)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)
Ventura County, California (26)

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • April 21, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added photos refined design
  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Corrected GPS data
  • July 5, 2009: Added by Karl Sweitzer

Sources 

  • Karl Sweitzer - kesc [at] pacbell [dot] net
  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com

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